Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1917
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1917. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world
Dec. 3 Harold GarnettEnglish-french cricketer (b. 1879).
Dec. 3 Nikolaj Nikolaevič Duchonin
Dec. 7 Ludwig MinkusAustrian composer and violinist (d. 1917).
Dec. 7 Pasquale Villari
Dec. 7 Giovanni Cena
Dec. 7 Maximilian Vogel von Falckenstein
Dec. 7 Aloisius Ludwig Minkus
Dec. 8 Mendele Mocher SforimRussian author (b. 1836).
Dec. 9 Aleksandr Dmitrievič Obolenskij
Dec. 9 Luigi de Campi
Dec. 10 Mackenzie BowellEnglish-canadian journalist and politician, 5th prime minister of canada (b. 1823).
Dec. 13 Isacco Arcangeli
Dec. 13 Guido Corsi
Dec. 14 Phil WallerWelsh rugby player (b. 1889).
Dec. 14 Giuseppe Garrone
Dec. 15 Alfonso Asturaro
Dec. 16 Frank GotchAmerican wrestler (b. 1878).
Dec. 17 Elizabeth Garrett AndersonFirst woman to qualify as a physician and surgeon in Britain, and a pioneer in the medical education of women.
Dec. 20 Lucien Petit-BretonFrench road cycling racer, who won both the tour de france 1907 and 1908, becoming first to win it twice.
Dec. 22 Frances Xavier CabriniItalian-american nun and saint (b. 1850).
Dec. 23 Ernst Hess
Dec. 24 Stathi Melani
Dec. 24 Ivan Logginovič Goremykin
Dec. 24 Wilhelm Alexander Freund
Dec. 26 Gaston Alibert
Dec. 26 Oreste Benedetti
Dec. 26 Giuseppe Caimi
Dec. 28 Alfred Edwin McKayCanadian captain and pilot (b. 1892).
Dec. 30 Maurizio Pagliano