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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
Lembit Oll
Estonian chess player.
Born April 23rd, 1966 in Kohtla-Järve.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 33 years old in Tallinn (falling).
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]
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]
Étienne Hirsch
French civil engineer and administrator (1901-1994).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Paris.
Zélia Gattai
Brazilian writer.
Born July 2nd, 1916 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2008 at 91 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Péter Palotás
Hungarian footballer (1929-1967).
Born June 27th, 1929 in Budapest District III.
Died May 17th, 1967 at 37 years old in Budapest District XII (heart failure). [ref]
Anna Pollatou
Greek rhythmic gymnast (1983–2014).
Born October 8th, 1983 in Cephalonia.
Died May 17th, 2014 at 30 years old in Andravida-Kyllini Municipality (traffic collision).
Gündüz Kılıç
Turkish football player and manager (1918-1980).
Born October 29th, 1918 in Istanbul.
Died May 17th, 1980 at 61 years old in New York City.
Gordon Lowe
English tennis player.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Edgbaston.
Died May 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in London.
Harold Muller
American sportsman (1901–1962).
Born June 12th, 1901 in Dunsmuir.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 60 years old in Berkeley.
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