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May 17th
152 Notable deaths
Gideon Ezra
Israeli politician (1937-2012).
Born June 30th, 1937 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2012 at 74 years old in Jerusalem (lung cancer). [ref]
Raffaello Matarazzo
Italian filmmaker.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1966 at 56 years old in Rome. [ref]
Eddie Southern
American hurdler and sprinter (1938–2023).
Born January 4th, 1938 in Dallas.
Died May 17th, 2023 at 85 years old
Joseph Galibardy
Field hockey player.
Born January 10th, 1915 in Kolkata, Chennai.
Died May 17th, 2011 at 96 years old in Walthamstow. [ref]
Auguste Jordan
French footballer (1909-1990).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Linz. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1990 at 81 years old in Château-Thierry. [ref]
Rolands Kalniņš
Soviet film director.
Born May 9th, 1922 in Vecslabada.
Died May 17th, 2022 at 100 years old
Oscar Rudolph Neumann
German ornithologist (1867-1946).
Born September 3rd, 1867 in Berlin.
Died May 17th, 1946 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Boris Borisovich Galitzine
Russian geologist.
Born March 2nd, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1916 at 54 years old in Petergof (infectious disease).
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