People who died on September 17 110
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Remistus
d. 456
Remistus, Roman general
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Unni (bishop)
d. 936
Unni, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
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Li Jingsui
d. 958 (b. 920)
Li Jingsui, Chinese prince (b. 920)
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Hugh Magnus
d. 1025 (b. 1007)
Hugh Magnus, co-king of France (b. 1007)
Conan III, Duke of Brittany
d. 1148 (b. 1070)
Conan III, duke of Brittany (b. 1070)
Hildegard of Bingen
d. 1179 (b. 1098)
Hildegard of Bingen, German mystic, composer, and saint (b. 1098)
Robert III, Count of Flanders
d. 1322 (b. 1249)
Robert III, Count of Flanders (b. 1249)
Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
d. 1415 (b. 1367)
Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (b. 1367)
Constantine II of Bulgaria
d. 1422 (b. 1370)
Constantine II of Bulgaria (b. 1370)
William III, Duke of Luxembourg
d. 1482 (b. 1430)
William III, Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1430)
Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland
d. 1563 (b. 1526)
Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier (b. 1526)
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
d. 1574 (b. 1519)
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)
Heinrich Bullinger
d. 1575 (b. 1504)
Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
d. 1609 (b. 1520)
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
Robert Bellarmine
d. 1621 (b. 1542)
Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1621)
Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg
d. 1626 (b. 1553)
Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
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Thomas Lake
d. 1630 (b. 1567)
Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)
Philip IV of Spain
d. 1665 (b. 1605)
Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
Sabbatai Zevi
d. 1676 (b. 1626)
Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
John of Austria the Younger
d. 1679 (b. 1629)
John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (b. 1629)
Francesco Geminiani
d. 1762 (b. 1687)
Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)
Tobias Smollett
d. 1771 (b. 1721)
Tobias Smollett, Scottish-Italian author and poet (b. 1721)
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Franz Xaver Süssmayr
d. 1803 (b. 1766)
Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Austrian composer and director (b. 1766)
Benjamin Bourne
d. 1808 (b. 1755)
Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (b. 1755)
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme
d. 1817 (b. 1740)
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (b. 1740)
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
d. 1836 (b. 1748)
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (b. 1748)
Dred Scott
d. 1858 (b. 1795)
Dred Scott, American slave (b. 1795)
Charles Robert Cockerell
d. 1863 (b. 1788)
Charles Robert Cockerell, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1788)
Alfred de Vigny
d. 1863 (b. 1797)
Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1797)
Walter Savage Landor
d. 1864 (b. 1775)
Walter Savage Landor, English author and poet (b. 1775)
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Roman Nose
d. 1868
Roman Nose, Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)
Henry Fox Talbot
d. 1877 (b. 1800)
Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process (b. 1800)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens
d. 1878 (b. 1825)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825)
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
d. 1879 (b. 1814)
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and theorist (b. 1814)
Deng Shichang
d. 1894 (b. 1849)
Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (b. 1849)
Charles Alfred Pillsbury
d. 1899 (b. 1842)
Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)
Ignaz Brüll
d. 1907 (b. 1846)
Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)
Henri Julien
d. 1908 (b. 1852)
Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
Thomas Selfridge
d. 1908 (b. 1882)
Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
Thomas Bent
d. 1909 (b. 1838)
Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)
Edmonia Lewis
d. 1911 (b. 1844)
Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
Stefanos Dragoumis
d. 1923 (b. 1842)
Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)
Carl Eytel
d. 1925 (b. 1862)
Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
Joseph De Piro
d. 1933 (b. 1877)
Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
Ettie Annie Rout
d. 1936 (b. 1877)
Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
Walter Dubislav
d. 1937 (b. 1895)
Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science (d. 1937)
Bruno Jasieński
d. 1938 (b. 1901)
Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
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Friedrich Zickwolff
d. 1943 (b. 1893)
Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
Ruth Benedict
d. 1948 (b. 1887)
Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
Folke Bernadotte
d. 1948 (b. 1895)
Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
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Jimmy Yancey
d. 1951 (b. 1898)
Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
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David Munson
d. 1953 (b. 1884)
David Munson, American runner (b. 1884)
Hans Feige
d. 1953 (b. 1880)
Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)
Adnan Menderes
d. 1961 (b. 1899)
Adnan Menderes, Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1899)
Alejandro Casona
d. 1965 (b. 1903)
Alejandro Casona, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903)
Fritz Wunderlich
d. 1966 (b. 1930)
Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor and actor (b. 1930)
Carlos Lamarca
d. 1971 (b. 1937)
Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (b. 1937)
Akim Tamiroff
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Akim Tamiroff, American actor (b. 1899)
Hugo Winterhalter
d. 1973 (b. 1909)
Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)
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Nicola Moscona
d. 1975 (b. 1907)
Nicola Moscona, Greek-American singer-songwriter (b. 1907)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
d. 1980 (b. 1925)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (b. 1925)
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Manos Loïzos
d. 1982 (b. 1937)
Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1937)
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
d. 1983 (b. 1915)
Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (d. 1983)
Richard Basehart
d. 1984 (b. 1914)
Richard Basehart, American actor and director (b. 1914)
Laura Ashley
d. 1985 (b. 1925)
Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1925)
Harry Locke
d. 1987 (b. 1913)
Harry Locke, English actor (b. 1913)
Zino Francescatti
d. 1991 (b. 1902)
Zino Francescatti, French violinist and composer (b. 1902)
Roger Wagner
d. 1992 (b. 1914)
Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
Willie Mosconi
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (b. 1913)
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Christian Nyby
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Christian Nyby, American director and producer (b. 1913)
John Delafose
d. 1994 (b. 1939)
John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)
Vitas Gerulaitis
d. 1994 (b. 1954)
Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)
Karl Popper
d. 1994 (b. 1902)
Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902)
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Isadore Epstein
d. 1995 (b. 1919)
Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
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Lucien Victor
d. 1995 (b. 1931)
Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
Spiro Agnew
d. 1996 (b. 1918)
Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
Red Skelton
d. 1997 (b. 1913)
Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
Ted Binion
d. 1998 (b. 1943)
Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
Geoffrey Dutton
d. 1998 (b. 1922)
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
Frankie Vaughan
d. 1999 (b. 1928)
Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (b. 1928)
Georgiy Gongadze
d. 2000 (b. 1969)
Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
Erich Hallhuber
d. 2003 (b. 1951)
Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. 1951)
Jacques Lacarrière
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Jacques Lacarrière, French journalist and critic (b. 1925)
Alfred Reed
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Alfred Reed, American composer and educator (b. 1921)
Dick Durock
d. 2009 (b. 1937)
Dick Durock, American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)
Noordin Mohammad Top
d. 2009 (b. 1968)
Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)
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Colin Madigan
d. 2011 (b. 1921)
Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (b. 1921)
Melvin Charney
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)
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Lou Kenton
d. 2012 (b. 1908)
Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (b. 1908)
Russell E. Train
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Russell E. Train, American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)
Kristian Gidlund
d. 2013 (b. 1983)
Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (d. 2013)
Larry Lake (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)
Bernie McGann
d. 2013 (b. 1937)
Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
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Alex Naumik
d. 2013 (b. 1949)
Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
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Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil)
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1935)
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Marvin Rainwater
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
Eiji Toyoda
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
George Hamilton IV
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
Andriy Husin
d. 2014 (b. 1972)
Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972)
Wakachichibu Komei
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Wakachichibu Komei, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1939)
Charles Read (RAAF officer)
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Charles Read, Australian air marshal (d. 2014)
Peter von Bagh
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Peter von Bagh, Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
China Zorrilla
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress (b. 1922)
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Ingrīda Andriņa
d. 2015 (b. 1944)
Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (b. 1944)
Dettmar Cramer
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (b. 1925)
Milo Hamilton
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1937)
David Willcocks
d. 2015 (b. 1919)
David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)
Bahman Golbarnezhad
d. 2016 (b. 1968)
Bahman Golbarnezhad, Iranian racing cyclist (b. 1968)
Sigge Parling
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
Sigge Parling, Swedish footballer (b. 1936)