In the year 1917
138 Notable deaths
Adolf Reinach
German philosopher (1883-1917).
Born December 23rd, 1883 in Mainz.
Died November 16th, 1917 at 33 years old in Diksmuide.
James Carroll Beckwith
American painter (1852-1917).
Born September 23rd, 1852 in Hannibal.
Died October 24th, 1917 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Madge Syers
British figure skater (1881-1917).
Born September 16th, 1881 in Kensington.
Died September 9th, 1917 at 35 years old in Weybridge (endocarditis).
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
Second wife of tsar ferdinand of bulgaria.
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Trzebiechów, Zielona Góra County.
Died September 12th, 1917 at 57 years old in Euxinograd.
Spyridon Samaras
Greek composer (1861-1917).
Born November 29th, 1861 in Corfu.
Died April 7th, 1917 at 55 years old in Athens.
Octave Lapize
French racing cyclist (1887–1917).
Born October 24th, 1887 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1917 at 29 years old in Toul. [ref]
Philipp von Ferrary
French philatelist.
Born January 11th, 1850 in Paris.
Died May 20th, 1917 at 67 years old in Lausanne.
Anton Haus
Austrian admiral (1851–1917).
Born February 13th, 1851 in Tolmin.
Died February 8th, 1917 at 65 years old in Pula.
Lucien Petit-Breton
French cyclist.
Born October 18th, 1882 in Plessé.
Died December 20th, 1917 at 35 years old in Troyes (traffic collision).
Avshalom Feinberg
British spy (1889–1917).
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Gedera.
Died January 20th, 1917 at 27 years old in Sinai Peninsula (gunshot wound).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 138
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde