September 17th
137 Notable deaths
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director.
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Bruno Jasieński
Polish writer.
Born July 17th, 1901 in Klimontów, Sandomierz County. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1938 at 37 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Peter von Bagh
Finnish film historian and director.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2014 at 71 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
William Henry Perkin
English organic chemist (1860-1929).
Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.
Died September 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Henri Storck
Belgian writer (1907-1999).
Born September 5th, 1907 in Ostend. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1999 at 92 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (1930-2016).
Born March 26th, 1930 in Forsbacka.
Died September 17th, 2016 at 86 years old [ref]
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
France Bevk
Slovene writer (1890-1970).
Born September 17th, 1890 in Zakojca. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1970 at 80 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Hans-Christoph Seebohm
German politician (1903-1967).
Born August 4th, 1903 in Katowice. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1967 at 64 years old in Bonn.
Igor Maslennikov
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter.
Born October 26th, 1931 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 137
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz