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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
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]
George Albert Smith
British filmmaker (1864–1959).
Born January 4th, 1864 in London.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 95 years old in Brighton.
Superstar Billy Graham
American wrestler (1943–2023).
Born June 7th, 1943 in Phoenix.
Died May 17th, 2023 at 79 years old in Phoenix (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Gordon Lowe
English tennis player.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Edgbaston.
Died May 17th, 1972 at 87 years old in London.
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.
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).
Harold Muller
American sportsman (1901–1962).
Born June 12th, 1901 in Dunsmuir.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 60 years old in Berkeley.
José Leite de Vasconcelos
Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and author.
Born July 7th, 1858 in Ucanha.
Died May 17th, 1941 at 82 years old in Lisbon.
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo