Famous Deaths In May - 17

1981  On this day in history hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80   

1985  Death of Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on May - 17.   

1987  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1992  George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on May - 17.   

1994  Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1996  Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies on this day in history.   

1999  On May - 17 death of bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949)   

2000  Death of Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909) on May - 17.   

2001  On May - 17 death of frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)   

2002  On May - 17 death of dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920)   

2003  On May - 17 death of frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916)   

2004  On May - 17 death of jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)   

2005  On this day in history death of frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)   

2006  Death of Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924) on May - 17.   

2009  Death of Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2010  Death of Walasse Ting, Chinese/American painter (b. 1929) on this day in history.   

2017  Death of Viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut on May - 17.   

2017  On this day in history death of rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician   

2017  Death of Todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer and coach on this day in history.   

2018  Death of Nicole Fontaine, French politician on May - 17.   

2018  On May - 17 death of richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian   

2019  On May - 17 death of herman Wouk, American author   

2020  On this day in history death of josé Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union   

2023  Death of Ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ) on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Livia Bitton-Jackson , 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Creative Force , 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021) on this day in history.   

2023  On this day in history death of alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist.   

2023  Death of David Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ) on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ) on May - 17.   

2023  Death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure on May - 17.   

2023  Death of James Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease on May - 17.   

2023  Death of S. P. Hinduja , 87, Indian-born British businessman ( Hinduja Group ) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia on May - 17.   

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

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 17.   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

1568  On May - 17 birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer