In the year 1917
138 Notable deaths
James Dwight
Us tennis player (1852-1917).
Born July 14th, 1852 in Paris.
Died July 13th, 1917 at 64 years old in Mattapoisett.
Frans Schollaert
1851-1917, former belgian prime minister.
Born August 19th, 1851 in Wilsele.
Died June 29th, 1917 at 65 years old in Sainte-Adresse.
Georges Demenÿ
French photographer.
Born June 12th, 1850 in Douai. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1917 at 67 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Valdemar Psilander
Danish actor (1884-1917).
Born May 9th, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died March 6th, 1917 at 32 years old in Copenhagen (cardiac arrest).
Serhii Vasylkivsky
Ukrainian artist (1854-1917).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Izium.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 62 years old in Kharkiv.
Téodor de Wyzewa
French writer, art and music critic, and translator of polish origin (1862–1917).
Born September 12th, 1862 in Kalush. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1917 at 54 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Léon Flameng
French racing cyclist.
Born April 30th, 1877 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1917 at 39 years old in Ève. [ref]
Emil Goeldi
Swiss-brazilian naturalist and zoologist (1859–1917).
Born August 28th, 1859 in Nesslau-Krummenau.
Died July 5th, 1917 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Janez Evangelist Krek
Slovenian politician (1865–1917).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Sveti Gregor.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 51 years old in Šentjanž.
Ricardo de Madrazo
Spanish painter (1852-1917).
Born February 7th, 1852 in Madrid.
Died August 18th, 1917 at 65 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 138
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner