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 this day in history.   

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

1895  On this day in history auguste Toulet, Belgian balloonist, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1926  August Sauer, Austria literature historian, dies at 70 on September - 17.   

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

1934  Edmund van der Straeten, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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  On September - 17 dick Tyldesley, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies   

1944  On this day in history ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle   

1946  Death of Frank Burke, American baseball player (b. 1880) on September - 17.   

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

1951  On September - 17 death of jimmy Yancey, American pianist (b. 1898)   

1953  Emil Ermatinger, Switz, literature critic, dies at 80 on September - 17.   

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

1961  On September - 17 adnan Menderes, PM of Turkey (1950-60), dies at 62   

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

1972  Akim Tamiroff, actor (Hotel Paradisio, Lord Jim), dies at 72 on September - 17.   

1973  On this day in history 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 September - 17.   

1982  Death of Manos Loïzos, Greek composer (b. 1937) on September - 17.   

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

1984  Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70 on September - 17.   

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1192  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

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  On this day in history birth of paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21)   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of francesco Sacrati, composer   

1619  On September - 17 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)