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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
Tatjana Lematschko
Swiss and bulgarian chess player.
Born March 16th, 1948 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Zürich. [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.
Mikhail Bychkov
Russian ice hockey player (1926-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1926 in Lyubertsy.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Viktor Golubev
Soviet aviator (1916–1945).
Born January 17th, 1916 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 29 years old in Moscow.
Leo Honkala
Olympic wrestler (1933–2015).
Born January 8th, 1933 in Oulu.
Died May 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Oxelösund.
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