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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
Karl Mantzius
Actor (1860-1921).
Born February 20th, 1860 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1921 at 61 years old in Frederiksberg.
Ibrahim Wasif
Turkish weightlifter (1908–1975).
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.
Ivan Ziatyk
Catholic priest (1899-1952).
Born December 26th, 1899 in Odrzechowa.
Died May 17th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tayshet.
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.
Mieczysław Nowak
Polish weightlifter (1936–2006).
Born December 22nd, 1936 in Chomęcice.
Died May 17th, 2006 at 69 years old in Nowy Dwór Gdański. [ref]
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