September 17th
144 Notable deaths
Jean Ray
Belgian writer.
Born July 8th, 1887 in Ghent. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1964 at 77 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Dalilah
Bellydancer from spain.
Born July 7th, 1936 in Madrid.
Died September 17th, 2001 at 65 years old in Madrid.
Henrik Sjögren
Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986).
Born July 23rd, 1899 in Köping.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Lund.
Andriy Husin
Ukrainian footballer (1972-2014).
Born December 11th, 1972 in Zolochiv.
Died September 17th, 2014 at 41 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Sven Jonasson
Swedish footballer and manager (1909-1984).
Born July 9th, 1909 in Borås Municipality.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 75 years old in Varberg Municipality.
Yu Dafu
Chinese writer.
Born December 7th, 1896 in Fuyang District. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1945 at 48 years old in Payakumbuh.
Alejandro Casona
Spanish writer (1903–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Bisuyu.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Lilian Braithwaite
British actress (1873-1948).
Born March 9th, 1873 in Ramsgate.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in London.
Maarten Schmidt
Dutch astronomer.
Born December 28th, 1929 in Groningen.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 92 years old in Fresno. [ref]
Yuri Vizbor
Soviet bard (1934-1984).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 17th, 1984 at 50 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 144
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller