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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
Vladimir Stogov
Russian weightlifter (1930-2005).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2005 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Thelma Kalama
American swimmer.
Born March 24th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died May 17th, 1999 at 68 years old in Honolulu.
Ignaty Potapenko
Russian writer and playwright (1856–1929).
Born December 30th, 1856 in Bilozerka.
Died May 17th, 1929 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Friedrich Gerhard
German equestrian.
Born July 24th, 1884 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died May 17th, 1950 at 65 years old
Ljubiša Stevanović
Serbian footballer (1910-1978).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 68 years old in Nice.
Francisco Rodríguez García
Spanish footballer.
Born March 8th, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died May 17th, 2022 at 88 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Mait Riisman
Estonian water polo player, coach and sportsperson (1956–2018).
Born September 23rd, 1956 in Tallinn.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Tatjana Lematschko
Swiss and bulgarian chess player.
Born March 16th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Raúl Córdoba
Mexican footballer (1924-2017).
Born March 13th, 1924 in Guadalajara.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 93 years old in León de Los Aldama. [ref]
Müzahir Sille
Olympic wrestler (1931–2016).
Born September 21st, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
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