Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 17

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

1879  On September - 17 eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

1884  Louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 on September - 17.   

1892  Ignaz V Zingerle Edler von Simmersberg, Austrian, dies on this day in history.   

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

1895  Auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies on September - 17.   

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  On September - 17 death of thomas E Selfridge, earlier US aviator, 1st to die in an air crash   

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

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 September - 17 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  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  On this day in history death of jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898)   

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

1956  On this day in history mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42   

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

1958  On this day in history eugene Jungers, Belgian governor of Rwanda Urundi, dies at 70   

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 September - 17.   

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

1972  On this day in history akim Tamiroff, actor (Hotel Paradisio, Lord Jim), dies at 72   

1973  Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1980  On this day in history death of anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

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

1983  On this day in history humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67   

1984  Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history birth of pope Paul V (d. 1621)   

1552  Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange   

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

1619  John Lambert, English general-major/parliament leader was born on this day in history.   

1630  Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.