15 notable people died on September 17, including Otto V or III, Duke of Bavaria, Philip IV of Spain, Francisco Javier Echeverría.
20th Century
3 deaths
Iosif Berman
journalistphotographer
Romanian photographer (1892–1941)
Stefanos Dragoumis
diplomatjudge
Judge, writer and politician (1842-1923)
Utuy Tatang Sontani
playwrightwriter
Indonesian writer (1920-1979)
19th Century
4 deaths
Francisco Javier Echeverría
ministerpolitician
President of Mexico (1797-1852)
Abraham-Louis Breguet
businesspersonengineer
Swiss engineer and clockmaker (1747–1823)
Edwyn Cynrig Roberts
activistcoal miner
Welsh pioneer of Patagonia
José Manuel Estrada
lawyerpolitician
Argentine politician (1842-1894)
18th Century
2 deaths
Georg Matthias Bose
astronomerphysicist
German physicist and writer (1710-1761)
Olaus Rudbeck
anatomistarchaeologist
Swedish architect (1630-1702)
17th Century
2 deaths
Philip IV of Spain
art collectormonarch
King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
mathematicianphilosopher
Czech rabbi
15th Century
1 death
Alanus de Rupe
theologianuniversity teacher
Dominican theologian
14th Century
1 death
Otto V or III, Duke of Bavaria
monarchpolitician
Duke of Lower Bavaria and King of Hungary (1261-1312)
12th Century
2 deaths
Fujiwara no Tamako
empress consort
Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan
Abu al-Hariri
arabistpoet
Arab poet and scholar (1054–1122)
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