In the year 1917
138 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Morgner
German painter (1891-1917).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Soest.
Died August 16th, 1917 at 26 years old in Langemark. [ref]
Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon
Norwegian historian and linguist (1854–1917).
Born September 9th, 1854 in Trondheim.
Died January 7th, 1917 at 62 years old in Oslo.
Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz
Polish painter (1861-1917).
Born January 22nd, 1861 in Tarnobrzeg.
Died April 29th, 1917 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Katayama Tōkuma
Japanese architect.
Born January 18th, 1854 in Hagi.
Died October 24th, 1917 at 63 years old in Tokyo.
Herbert William Conn
American bacteriologist and educator (1859-1917).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Fitchburg.
Died April 18th, 1917 at 58 years old in Middletown (myocardial infarction).
Harold Barlow
English tennis player (1860-1917).
Born April 5th, 1860 in Hammersmith.
Died July 16th, 1917 at 57 years old in Kennington.
Félix Le Dantec
French biologist (1869-1917).
Born January 16th, 1869 in Plougastel-Daoulas.
Died June 7th, 1917 at 48 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Nino Oxilia
Italian poet, film director, writer and journalist (1889–1917).
Born November 13th, 1889 in Turin.
Died November 18th, 1917 at 28 years old in Monte Grappa.
Demetrio H. Brid
Politician and de facto president of panama (1859–1917).
Born December 21st, 1859 in Panama City.
Died May 27th, 1917 at 57 years old
Franziskus von Bettinger
Catholic cardinal (1850-1917).
Born September 17th, 1850 in Landstuhl.
Died April 12th, 1917 at 66 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 138
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo