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May 17th
173 Notable deaths
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.
Harold A. Wilson
British athlete (1885-1932).
Born January 22nd, 1885 in Horncastle.
Died May 17th, 1932 at 47 years old in Durban. [ref]
John Reid
American sailor.
Born November 27th, 1918 in Atlanta.
Died May 17th, 1954 at 35 years old in Miami.
Arpenik Nalbandyan
Soviet-armenian artist (1916–1964).
Born December 23rd, 1916 in Tbilisi.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 47 years old in Yerevan.
Alexe Dumitru
Canoe racer (1935-1970).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Mahmudia.
Died May 17th, 1971 at 36 years old
Antoine Thomas
French philologist (1857–1935).
Born November 29th, 1857 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne.
Died May 17th, 1935 at 77 years old in Paris.
Olav Kjelbotn
Norwegian cross country skier (1898–1966).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Fosnes Municipality.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 67 years old in Namsos Municipality.
Paulo Emilio
Brazilian association football player and manager (1936–2016).
Born January 3rd, 1936 in Espera Feliz.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 80 years old in São José dos Campos.
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