Famous Deaths In September - 17

1877  William Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1879  Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies on this day in history.  

1884  Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1892  Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies on September - 17.  

1894  On September - 17 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  Ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1908  Death of Thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash on September - 17.  

1926  On this day in history august Sauer, Austria literature historian, dies at 70  

1933  Death of Joseph De Piro, Maltese missionary (b. 1877) on September - 17.  

1934  Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79 on September - 17.  

1936  On this day in history death of ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand activist (b. 1877)  

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  ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1946  On this day in history death of frank Burke, American baseball player (b. 1880)  

1948  On September - 17 death of count Folke Bernadotte, UN mediator for Palestine, assassinated  

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

1953  On this day in history emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80  

1956  On September - 17 mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42  

1957  John W "John" Eisenloeffel, goldsmith, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1958  On September - 17 eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70  

1959  Bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 on September - 17.  

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 September - 17.  

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 this day in history miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71  

1980  Death of Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay on this day in history.  

1982  On September - 17 death of manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937)  

1983  Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67 on September - 17.  

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 September - 17.  

1271  On this day in history birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)  

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

1552  On September - 17 birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)  

1580  Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1605  Francesco Sacrati, composer was born on September - 17.  

1619  On this day in history birth of john Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader  

1630  On this day in history birth of ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)