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In the year 1917
130 Notable deaths
Spiridon Samaras
Greek composer (1861-1917).
Born November 29th, 1861 in Corfu.
Died April 7th, 1917 at 55 years old in Athens, Atene.
Octave Lapize
French racing cyclist.
Born October 24th, 1887 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1917 at 29 years old in Toul. [ref]
Philipp von Ferrary
French philatelist.
Born January 11th, 1850 in Paris.
Died May 20th, 1917 at 67 years old in Lausanne.
Avshalom Feinberg
British spy.
Born October 23rd, 1889 in Gedera.
Died January 20th, 1917 at 27 years old in Sinai Peninsula (ballistic trauma).
Anton Haus
Austrian admiral.
Born June 13th, 1851 in Tolmin.
Died February 8th, 1917 at 65 years old in Pula.
Lucien Petit-Breton
French cyclist.
Born October 18th, 1882 in Plessé. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 35 years old in Troyes (traffic collision). [ref]
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
Second wife of tsar ferdinand of bulgaria.
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Trzebiechów, Zielona Góra County.
Died September 12th, 1917 at 57 years old in Euxinograd.
Aurel Popovici
Romanian politician (1863-1917).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Lugoj.
Died February 9th, 1917 at 53 years old in Geneva.
Ivan Kolev
Bulgarian general (1863-1917).
Born September 15th, 1863 in Bessarabia.
Died July 29th, 1917 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Antonio de La Gandara
French painter, pastellist and draughtsman (1861-1917).
Born December 16th, 1861 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1917 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 130
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