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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
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 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]
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).
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. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1944 at 47 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (kidney 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).
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).
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]
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.
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