In the year 1917
130 Notable deaths
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 39 years old in Humboldt.
Emil Adolf von Behring
German physiologist who received the first nobel prize in physiology or medicine 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.
Born March 15th, 1854 in Ławice. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1917 at 63 years old in Marburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Dragutin Dimitrijević
Serbian military commander.
Born August 17th, 1876 in Belgrade.
Died June 24th, 1917 at 40 years old in Thessaloniki (ballistic trauma).
Ranavalona III
Last sovereign of the kingdom of madagascar (1861-1917).
Born November 22nd, 1861.
Died May 23rd, 1917 at 55 years old in Algiers (embolism).
Albert Ball
British aviator killed in wwi.
Born August 14th, 1896 in Nottingham.
Died May 7th, 1917 at 20 years old in Annœullin. [ref]
Werner Voß
German flying ace.
Born April 13th, 1897 in Krefeld.
Died September 23rd, 1917 at 20 years old in Second Battle of Ypres (killed in action).
Leander Starr Jameson
Prime minister of the cape colony (1853-1917).
Born February 9th, 1853 in Edinburgh.
Died November 26th, 1917 at 64 years old in London.
Frederick Selous
British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist.
Born December 31st, 1851 in London.
Died January 4th, 1917 at 65 years old in Beho-Beho.
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Sultan of egypt and the sudan (1853–1917).
Born October 21st, 1853 in Cairo.
Died October 9th, 1917 at 63 years old in Cairo.
Hedd Wyn
Welsh poet who was killed on the first day of the battle of passchendaele.
Born January 13th, 1887 in Trawsfynydd.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 30 years old in Ypres.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi