In the year 1917
138 Notable deaths
Károly Ferenczy
Hungarian painter (1862-1917).
Born February 8th, 1862 in Vienna.
Died March 18th, 1917 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Vladimir Gaćinović
Bosnian serb writer and revolutionary (1890-1917).
Born May 25th, 1890 in Kačanj.
Died August 11th, 1917 at 27 years old in Fribourg (poisoning).
Heinrich Ritter von Gontermann
German flying ace (1896–1917).
Born February 25th, 1896 in Siegen.
Died October 30th, 1917 at 21 years old in Marle (aircraft crash).
Fred Mace
Actor (1878-1917).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 38 years old in New York City (stroke).
Alfred Einhorn
German chemist (1856-1917).
Born February 27th, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1917 at 60 years old in Munich.
Enric Prat de la Riba
Spanish politician (1870-1917).
Born November 29th, 1870 in Castellterçol.
Died August 1st, 1917 at 46 years old in Castellterçol.
Alexei Mateevici
Romanian writer (1888-1917).
Born March 1st, 1888 in Căinari.
Died August 24th, 1917 at 29 years old in Chișinău.
Wilhelm Trübner
German artist (1851-1917).
Born February 3rd, 1851 in Heidelberg.
Died December 21st, 1917 at 66 years old in Karlsruhe.
Ben Warren
English footballer (1879-1917).
Born May 7th, 1879 in Derbyshire.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 37 years old in Derbyshire (tuberculosis).
Frano Supilo
Croatian politician and journalist (1870-1917).
Born November 30th, 1870 in Cavtat.
Died September 25th, 1917 at 46 years old in London.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 138
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez