Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 17
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
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 On this day in history louis Schubert, composer, dies at 56 

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

1894 Death of Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849) on September - 17. 

1895 On September - 17 auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies 

1899 On September - 17 death of charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (b. 1842) 

1907 Ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60 on September - 17. 

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

1926 On September - 17 august Sauer, Austria literature historian, dies at 70 

1933 On this day in history death of joseph De Piro, Maltese missionary (b. 1877) 

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

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

1938 Death of Bruno Jasieński, 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 this day in history ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle 

1946 On September - 17 death of frank Burke, American baseball player (b. 1880) 

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 Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42 on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history bert Leysen, Belgian TV director, dies at 39 

1960 On September - 17 jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81 

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

1966 On September - 17 fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35 

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

1973 Hugo Winterhalter, composer, dies at 63 on September - 17. 

1979 Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history. 

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 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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