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In the year 1917
130 Notable deaths
Félix Le Dantec
French biologist (1869-1917).
Born January 16th, 1869 in Plougastel-Daoulas. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1917 at 48 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Katayama Tōkuma
Japanese architect.
Born January 18th, 1854 in Hagi.
Died October 24th, 1917 at 63 years old in Tokyo.
Carlo Oriani
Italian racing cyclist.
Born November 5th, 1888 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died December 3rd, 1917 at 29 years old in Caserta (pneumonia).
Alister Kirby
British rower (1886-1917).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Brompton.
Died March 29th, 1917 at 30 years old in France.
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).
Nino Oxilia
Italian poet, film director, writer and journalist.
Born November 13th, 1889 in Turin. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1917 at 28 years old in Monte Grappa. [ref]
Gustaf Nyström
Finnish architect.
Born January 21st, 1856 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1917 at 61 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Adrien Bertrand
French writer (1888-1917).
Born August 4th, 1888 in Nyons. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1917 at 29 years old in Grasse. [ref]
Joaquín Dicenta
Spanish writer (1862-1917).
Born February 3rd, 1862 in Calatayud.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 55 years old in Alicante.
Demetrio H. Brid
Politician and de facto president of panama.
Born December 21st, 1859 in Panama City.
Died May 27th, 1917 at 57 years old
Deaths 101 to 110 of 130
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius