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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
Hugo Häring
German architect.
Born May 11th, 1882 in Biberach an der Riss. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1958 at 76 years old in Göppingen. [ref]
Philippe Gaumont
French cyclist.
Born February 22nd, 1973 in Amiens. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2013 at 40 years old in Arras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hideyuki Umezu
Japanese voice actor.
Born July 24th, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died May 17th, 2024 at 68 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German princess (1852-1904).
Born July 25th, 1852 in Stuttgart.
Died May 17th, 1904 at 51 years old in Orte (disease).
João Carlos de Oliveira
Athletics competitor (1954-1999).
Born May 28th, 1954 in Pindamonhangaba.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 44 years old in São Paulo (liver cirrhosis).
Lembit Oll
Estonian chess player.
Born April 23rd, 1966 in Kohtla-Järve.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 33 years old in Tallinn (falling).
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke (1852-1923).
Born September 19th, 1852 in Ludwigslust.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 70 years old in Ludwigslust.
Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer
Slovene chemist.
Born September 26th, 1926 in Virmaše.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 93 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Victor Hugo Halperin
American film director (1895-1983).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1983 at 87 years old in Bentonville. [ref]
Zélia Gattai
Brazilian writer.
Born July 2nd, 1916 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2008 at 91 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 163
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan