Famous Deaths In May - 17
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1884 On this day in history louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43
1886 On this day in history death of john Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804)
1888 On this day in history death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)
1889 William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72
1914 On May - 17 peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79
1916 Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68 on May - 17.
1917 On May - 17 death of charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829)
1919 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80 on May - 17.
1920 Maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies on May - 17.
1926 On this day in history lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies
1927 On this day in history death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)
1930 Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61 on this day in history.
1931 Johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies on this day in history.
1935 Death of Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865) on this day in history.
1936 On this day in history death of panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868)
1938 On this day in history death of jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877)
1943 On May - 17 montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65
1945 Jan van Geenen, resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.
1947 On May - 17 death of george William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
1950 Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.
1951 Karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1953 Eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1955 On May - 17 alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies
1957 On this day in history shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54
1961 On this day in history frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81
1963 On this day in history death of john Wilce, physician and former head football coach at the Ohio State University (b. 1888)
1964 Otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 on May - 17.
1967 On May - 17 john Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65
1969 Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on May - 17.
1970 Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61 on May - 17.
1973 On this day in history alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91
1974 On May - 17 charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49
1978 On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies
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