Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In September - 17

1877  On this day in history william Henry Fox Talbot, photographic pioneer, dies at 77   

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 this day in history.   

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

1899  Death of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist (b. 1842) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history ignaz Brull, composer, dies at 60   

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

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

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

1938  On September - 17 death of bruno JasieÅ„ski, Polish poet (b. 1901)   

1943  On this day in history dick Tyldesley, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies   

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

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

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

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

1957  On September - 17 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  Jose Sancho Marraco, composer, dies at 81 on September - 17.   

1961  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 September - 17.   

1983  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1219)   

1271  On September - 17 birth of wenceslas II, king of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305)   

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

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

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)