In the year 1917
138 Notable deaths
Hugo Simberg
Finnish painter (1873-1917).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Hamina. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1917 at 44 years old in Ähtäri. [ref]
Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian scientist (1867–1917).
Born December 13th, 1867 in Christiania.
Died June 15th, 1917 at 49 years old in Tokyo (barbiturate overdose).
Frederick McCubbin
Australian artist (1855-1917).
Born February 25th, 1855 in Melbourne.
Died December 20th, 1917 at 62 years old in Melbourne.
T. E. Hulme
English imagist poet and critic (1883–1917).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Endon.
Died September 28th, 1917 at 34 years old in Oostduinkerke.
William Henry Moody
Us supreme court justice from 1906 to 1910.
Born December 23rd, 1853 in Newbury.
Died July 2nd, 1917 at 63 years old in Haverhill.
Sarah Aaronsohn
Jewish spy working for the british in world war i (1890–1917).
Born January 6th, 1890 in Zichron Yaakov. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1917 at 27 years old in Zichron Yaakov (gunshot wound). [ref]
Francis Ledwidge
Irish poet (1887-1917).
Born August 19th, 1887 in Slane.
Died July 31st, 1917 at 29 years old in Boezinge.
Ivan Aguéli
Sufi master and nationally recognized contemporary painter in sweden (1869-1917).
Born May 24th, 1869 in Sala parish, Sweden. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1917 at 48 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (railway accident). [ref]
Florence La Badie
Actress (1888-1917).
Born April 27th, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1917 at 29 years old in Ossining (sepsis). [ref]
Eric Campbell
British actor (1880-1917).
Born April 26th, 1880 in Sale. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 138
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus