1923–1953
Hank Williams
American singer-songwriter
29years old at death
10,699days lived
2%of the people on this site died younger
Hank Williams was born on 17 September 1923 and died on 1 January 1953, aged 29 years and 106 days. That is 10,699 days in all.
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Others who died at 29
- Percy Bysshe ShelleyBritish Romantic poet · 1792–182229 yrs
- Christopher MarloweEnglish dramatist, poet and translator · 1564–159329 yrs
- CaracallaRoman emperor from 198 to 217 · AD 188–21729 yrs
- Rani LakshmibaiQueen of a princely state in India · 1828–185829 yrs
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Also born on 17 September
- Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–160369 yrs
- Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician · 1826–186639 yrs
- Konstantin TsiolkovskyRussian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory · 1857–193578 yrs
- Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–16174 yrs
- Ludovico AriostoItalian poet · 1474–153358 yrs
- Anne BancroftAmerican actress · 1931–200573 yrs
Famous people born on 17 September
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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