May 17th
217 Notable deaths
Bobby Hutchins
American actor (1925–1945).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Tacoma.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 20 years old in Merced.
Richard Pipes
American historian (1923–2018).
Born July 11th, 1923 in Cieszyn.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Buddy Roemer
American politician (1943–2021).
Born October 4th, 1943 in Shreveport.
Died May 17th, 2021 at 77 years old in Baton Rouge. [ref]
Masaji Kitano
Japanese businessman (1894-1986).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Randy Turpin
British boxer (1928-1966).
Born June 7th, 1928 in Leamington Spa.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 37 years old in Leamington Spa (gunshot wound).
Bruce Fairbairn
Canadian record producer (1949–1999).
Born December 30th, 1949 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1999 at 49 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Sharon Sheeley
American songwriter (1940–2002).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died May 17th, 2002 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ken Venturi
American professional golfer (1931–2013).
Born May 15th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).
Cass Gilbert
American architect (1859-1934).
Born November 29th, 1859 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1934 at 74 years old in New York City.
Warda El- Djazairia
Algerian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Irene Gut Opdyke
Polish nurse (1922–2003).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Kozienice.
Died May 17th, 2003 at 81 years old in Fullerton (kidney failure, liver failure).
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Colombian writer and philosopher (1913–1994).
Born May 18th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Bogotá (cardiovascular disease).
Marnie Schulenburg
American actress.
Born May 21st, 1984 in Barnstable.
Died May 17th, 2022 at 37 years old in Bloomfield (breast cancer).
Milena Jesenská
Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator (1896-1944).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Prague.
Died May 17th, 1944 at 47 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp, Ravensbrück (kidney failure).
Gerald Edelman
American biologist (1929–2014).
Born July 1st, 1929 in Queens.
Died May 17th, 2014 at 84 years old in La Jolla (prostate cancer).
Toe Blake
Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1995).
Born August 21st, 1912 in Ontario.
Died May 17th, 1995 at 82 years old in Montreal (Alzheimer's disease).
Owen Roberts
Associate justice of the us supreme court (1875–1955).
Born May 2nd, 1875 in Philadelphia.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 80 years old in West Vincent Township.
Charles Brooke
White rajah of sarawak (1829–1917).
Born July 3rd, 1829 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died May 17th, 1917 at 87 years old in Gloucestershire.
Rhodri Morgan
First minister of wales (1939-2017).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Cardiff.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 77 years old in Wenvoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Takasugi Shinsaku
Samurai (1839-1867).
Born September 27th, 1839 in Kikuya Yokochō.
Died May 17th, 1867 at 27 years old in Shimonoseki (tuberculosis).
Peter Hardeman Burnett
American judge, governor of california, slave owner (1807–1895).
Born November 15th, 1807 in Nashville.
Died May 17th, 1895 at 87 years old in San Francisco (diabetes).
Marie of Prussia
Queen consort of bavaria; youngest child of prince wilhelm of prussia and princess marie anna of hesse-homburg.
Born October 15th, 1825 in Berlin.
Died May 17th, 1889 at 63 years old in Hohenschwangau Castle.
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
British field marshal 1865–1951 (1865–1951).
Born September 13th, 1865 in Khadki.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 85 years old in Hampton Court Palace.
Félix Éboué
French guiana politician (1884-1944).
Born December 26th, 1884 in Cayenne.
Died May 17th, 1944 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Radomir Putnik
Serbian field marshal (1847-1917).
Born January 24th, 1847 in Kragujevac.
Died May 17th, 1917 at 70 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema).
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