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May 17th
173 Notable deaths
Ivan Ziatyk
Catholic priest (1899-1952).
Born December 26th, 1899 in Odrzechowa.
Died May 17th, 1952 at 52 years old in Tayshet.
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]
Graham Gipson
Australian sprinter.
Born May 21st, 1932 in Guildford.
Died May 17th, 2023 at 90 years old [ref]
Tatjana Lematschko
Swiss and bulgarian chess player.
Born March 16th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Zurich. [ref]
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.
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]
Vladimír Podzimek
Ski jumper.
Born May 12th, 1965 in Jilemnice.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 29 years old in Jilemnice.
William Quash
English footballer (1868-1938).
Born December 27th, 1868 in Barking.
Died May 17th, 1938 at 69 years old in Barking.
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