Famous Deaths for 17th September 2026

1179 – Saint Hildegard von Bingen, German Benedictine nun, magistra, writer, and 1st western composer whose works survive (Ordo virtutum), dies at 81
1791 – Tomás de Iriarte, Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias), dies at 40
1820 – Henri Hamal, Belgian composer, dies at 76
1933 – Joseph De Piro, Maltese founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul, dies at 55
1948 – Ferruccio Giannini, Italian-American operatic tenor (one of the first to be recorded), teacher, and impresario (Verdi Opera House, Philadelphia), dies at 79
1958 – Herbie Fields [Bernfeld], American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (“Dardanella”), dies from an intentional overdose of sleeping pills at 39
1977 – Lou Hooper, Canadian jazz pianist, and educator, dies at 83
2006 – Dorothy Stratton, American coast guard officer (1st woman officer in US Coast Guard, SPARS), dies at 108
2015 – Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, dies at 91
2021 – Roger Brown, College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Maryland Eastern Shore; 6 x Pro-Bowl; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), dies at 84

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