May 17th
151 Notable deaths
Masaji Kitano
Japanese businessman (1894-1986).
Born July 14th, 1894 in Tokyo.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Warda Al-Jazairia
Algerian-egyptian singer (1939-2012).
Born July 22nd, 1939 in Paris.
Died May 17th, 2012 at 72 years old in Cairo (heart failure). [ref]
Gerald Edelman
American biologist.
Born July 1st, 1929 in Queens.
Died May 17th, 2014 at 84 years old in La Jolla (prostate cancer).
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Colombian writer and philosopher.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Bogotá.
Died May 17th, 1994 at 80 years old in Bogotá (cardiovascular disease).
Toe Blake
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born August 21st, 1912 in Ontario.
Died May 17th, 1995 at 82 years old in Montreal (Alzheimer's disease).
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Philosopher and university president.
Born January 17th, 1899 in Brooklyn.
Died May 17th, 1977 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara.
Owen Roberts
Associate justice of the us supreme court.
Born May 2nd, 1875 in Philadelphia.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 80 years old in West Vincent Township.
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]
Félix Éboué
French guiana politician (1884-1944).
Born December 26th, 1884 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1944 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
British army general (1865-1951).
Born September 13th, 1865 in Khadki.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 85 years old in Hampton Court Palace.
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We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire