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May 17th
151 Notable deaths
Müzahir Sille
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 21st, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Karl Mantzius
Actor (1860-1921).
Born February 20th, 1860 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1921 at 61 years old in Frederiksberg.
Ibrahim Wasif
Weightlifter.
Born November 4th, 1908 in Port Said.
Died May 17th, 1975 at 66 years old
Ed Rimkus
Olympic bobsledder.
Born August 10th, 1913 in Schenectady.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 85 years old in Long Beach.
Vladimír Podzimek
Ski jumper.
Born May 12th, 1965 in Jilemnice.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 29 years old in Jilemnice.
Arseniy Golovko
Soviet admiral (1906-1962).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Prokhladny.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Vladimer Aptsiauri
Sovietic fencer.
Born February 4th, 1962 in Manglisi. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2012 at 50 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Mikhail Bychkov
Russian ice hockey player (1926-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1926 in Lyubertsy.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
William Quash
English footballer (1868-1938).
Born December 27th, 1868 in Barking.
Died May 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Barking.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 151
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