In the year 1917
130 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]
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).
Frederick McCubbin
Australian artist (1855-1917).
Born February 25th, 1855 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 62 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 130
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore