September 17th
137 Notable deaths
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).
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator.
Born April 16th, 1948 in Funabashi.
Died September 17th, 2006 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Gino Lucetti
Italian assassin (1900-1943).
Born August 31st, 1900 in Carrara.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 43 years old in Ischia.
Riccardo Cucciolla
Italian actor.
Born September 5th, 1924 in Bari. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1999 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 137
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde