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In the year 1917
130 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.
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]
Serhii Vasylkivsky
Ukrainian artist (1854-1917).
Born October 19th, 1854 in Izium.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 62 years old in Kharkiv.
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.
Ricardo de Madrazo
Spanish painter (1852-1917).
Born February 7th, 1852 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1917 at 65 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Wilhelm Morgner
German painter (1891-1917).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Soest. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1917 at 26 years old in Langemark. [ref]
Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz
Polish painter (1861-1917).
Born January 22nd, 1861 in Tarnobrzeg.
Died April 29th, 1917 at 56 years old in Vienna.
Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon
Norwegian historian and linguist.
Born September 9th, 1854 in Trondheim.
Died January 7th, 1917 at 62 years old in Oslo.
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.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 130
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