In the year 1917
132 Notable deaths
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
English actor and theatre manager.
Born December 17th, 1852 in London, Kensington. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1917 at 64 years old in Marylebone. [ref]
Georges Guynemer
French flying ace.
Born December 24th, 1894 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1917 at 22 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle (killed in action). [ref]
Dave Gallaher
New zealand rugby union footballer. captained new zealand all blacks in their 1905 northern hemisphere tour..
Born October 30th, 1873 in Ramelton.
Died October 4th, 1917 at 43 years old in Passendale.
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
Romanian soldier.
Born January 15th, 1894 in Târgu Jiu. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1917 at 23 years old in Panciu. [ref]
Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
British politician and governor general of canada (1851-1917).
Born November 28th, 1851 in St James's Palace. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1917 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Thomas Ashe
Irish revolutionary and politician (1885-1917).
Born January 12th, 1885 in Lispole.
Died September 25th, 1917 at 32 years old in Dublin.
Bérenger Saunière
French priest (1852-1917).
Born April 11th, 1852 in Montazels. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1917 at 64 years old in Rennes-le-Château.
Teresa Carreño
Venezuelan classical pianist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Caracas. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1917 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eduard Buchner
German chemist (1907 nobel prize).
Born May 20th, 1860 in Munich. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1917 at 57 years old in Focșani. [ref]
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist.
Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (drug overdose).
Deaths 21 to 30 of 132
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris