Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1917

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

• Oct. 3 Eduardo Di Capua

  Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (b. 1865).

• Oct. 13 Florence La Badie

  American actress (born 1888).

• Oct. 15 Mata Hari

  Prostitute from holland and exotic dancer, who also served as a spy.

• Oct. 15 Donald McDonald Dickinson
• Oct. 15 Annibale Flori
• Oct. 15 Maxime Collignon
• Oct. 22 Bob Fitzsimmons

  Boxer from england and new zealand (d. 1917).

• Oct. 22 Charles Pardey Lukis

  Founder of the indian journal of medical research and later director-general of the indian medical service (b. 1857).

• Oct. 22 Siro Medici
• Oct. 23 Eugène Grasset

  Swiss illustrator (b. 1845).

• Oct. 24 James Carroll Beckwith

  American painter and academic (b. 1852).

• Oct. 25 Giuseppe Gabbin
• Oct. 25 Bernhard Baumeister
• Oct. 25 Maximilian Bayer
• Oct. 25 Paolo Peli
• Oct. 25 Giovanni Sabelli
• Oct. 25 Giuseppe Soldera
• Oct. 25 Jack Standing
• Oct. 25 Azaria Tedeschi
• Oct. 26 Giuseppe Silicani
• Oct. 26 Georges Demenÿ
• Oct. 27 Arthur Rhys-Davids

  English pilot and lieutenant (d. 1917).

• Oct. 28 Dimitrios Votsis

  Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841).

• Oct. 28 Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
• Oct. 28 Cristiano di Schleswig-Holstein
• Oct. 28 Eugenio Elia Levi
• Oct. 28 Bruno Chimirri
• Oct. 29 Giancarlo Castelbarco
• Oct. 30 Talbot Mercer Papineau

  Canadian lawyer and soldier (b. 1883).