Famous Deaths In September - 17

1877  On September - 17 william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77   

1879  On this day in history eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

1884  On September - 17 louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56   

1892  On September - 17 ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies   

1894  On this day in history death of deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849)   

1895  Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies on this day in history.   

1899  Death of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (b. 1842) on September - 17.   

1907  On September - 17 ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60   

1908  Death of Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash on this day in history.   

1926  August Sauer, Austria literature historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1933  On September - 17 death of joseph De Piro, Maltese missionary (b. 1877)   

1934  On this day in history edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79   

1936  Death of Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand activist (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Bruno JasieÅ„ski, Polish poet (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1943  Dick Tyldesley, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1944  On September - 17 ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle   

1946  Death of Frank Burke, American baseball player (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history death of count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, assassinated   

1951  Death of Jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898) on September - 17.   

1953  On September - 17 emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80   

1956  Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on September - 17.   

1957  On this day in history john W "John" Eisenloeffel, goldsmith, dies at 81   

1958  Eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1959  Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1960  Jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1961  Adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1966  Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1972  On September - 17 akim Tamiroff, actor (Hotel Paradisio, Lord Jim), dies at 72   

1973  On September - 17 hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63   

1979  On September - 17 miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71   

1980  Death of Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay on September - 17.   

1982  Death of Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937) on this day in history.   

1983  On September - 17 humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67   

1984  On September - 17 richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70   

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1192  Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219) was born on this day in history.   

1271  Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305) was born on September - 17.   

1550  On September - 17 birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on September - 17.   

1580  On September - 17 birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  On September - 17 birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader   

1630  On September - 17 birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)