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In the year 1917
133 Notable deaths
Mata Hari
Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917).
Born August 7th, 1876 in Leeuwarden.
Died October 15th, 1917 at 41 years old in Vincennes (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Émile Durkheim
French sociologist.
Born April 15th, 1858 in Épinal. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1917 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, and pianist.
Born November 24th, 1868 in Bowie County, Linden, Texarkana.
Died April 17th, 1917 at 48 years old in New York City (neurosyphilis).
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-american saint (1850-1917).
Born July 15th, 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
Died December 22nd, 1917 at 67 years old in Chicago (malaria).
Tom Thomson
Canadian artist (1877-1917).
Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning). [ref]
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-jewish physician and inventor of esperanto (1859-1917).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Białystok. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1917 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bob Fitzsimmons
British boxer (1863-1917).
Born May 26th, 1863 in Helston.
Died October 22nd, 1917 at 54 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
British princess.
Born July 25th, 1860 in Potsdam.
Died March 14th, 1917 at 56 years old in Clarence House (influenza).
Oswald Chambers
British missionary (1874-1917).
Born July 24th, 1874 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1917 at 43 years old in Cairo (appendicitis).
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 39 years old in Humboldt.
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