Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1981  Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 17 death of bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas   

1987  On May - 17 gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88   

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 May - 17.   

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

1996  On May - 17 rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies   

1999  Death of Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949) on this day in history.   

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

2001  Death of Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908) on May - 17.   

2002  Death of Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920) on May - 17.   

2003  Death of Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916) on May - 17.   

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

2005  On May - 17 death of frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)   

2006  Death of Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911) on May - 17.   

2007  On May - 17 death of lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)   

2009  On this day in history death of mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920)   

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

2017  On May - 17 death of viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut   

2017  On May - 17 death of rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician   

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

2018  On May - 17 death of nicole Fontaine, French politician   

2018  On this day in history death of richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian   

2019  Death of Herman Wouk, American author on May - 17.   

2020  Death of José Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union on May - 17.   

2023  Death of Ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ) on May - 17.   

2023  On this day in history death of livia Bitton-Jackson , 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor.   

2023  On May - 17 death of creative Force , 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021).   

2023  On May - 17 death of alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist.   

2023  On this day in history death of david Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ).   

2023  On this day in history death of graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ).   

2023  Death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure on this day in history.   

2023  On May - 17 death of james Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.   

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

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1155  On May - 17 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 May - 17.   

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on May - 17.   

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

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

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