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September 17th
154 Notable deaths
Lilian Braithwaite
British actress (1873-1948).
Born March 9th, 1873 in Ramsgate.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in London.
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]
Rudolf Lehmann
Ss officer (1914–1983).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Heidelberg.
Died September 17th, 1983 at 69 years old in Ettlingen.
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director (1909–1938).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Gino Lucetti
Italian assassin (1900-1943).
Born August 31st, 1900 in Carrara.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 43 years old in Ischia.
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Alejandro Casona
Spanish writer (1903–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1903 in Bisuyu.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Jacob Thoomkuzhy
Indian archbishop.
Born December 13th, 1930.
Died September 17th, 2025 at 94 years old in Thrissur.
Bruno Jasieński
Polish writer.
Born July 17th, 1901 in Klimontów, Sandomierz County. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1938 at 37 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 154
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