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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
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]
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).
Montagu Love
British actor.
Born March 15th, 1880 in Portsmouth.
Died May 17th, 1943 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
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).
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.
Died May 17th, 1944 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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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