Famous Deaths In May - 17

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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1155  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on this day in history.   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.