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May 17th
151 Notable deaths
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]
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Lucky Peterson
American musician.
Born December 13th, 1964 in Buffalo.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 55 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese actress and voice actress.
Born November 4th, 1964 in Ama District.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
Montagu Love
British actor.
Born March 15th, 1880 in Portsmouth.
Died May 17th, 1943 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mark Wells
American ice hockey player.
Born September 18th, 1957 in St. Clair Shores.
Died May 17th, 2024 at 66 years old in Escanaba. [ref]
Gordon Bell
American computer engineer.
Born August 19th, 1934 in Kirksville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2024 at 89 years old in Coronado (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
British zoologist (1903-1991).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died May 17th, 1991 at 88 years old in London.
Olga Samaroff
American pianist (1880-1948).
Born August 8th, 1882 in San Antonio.
Died May 17th, 1948 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Armin T. Wegner
German photographer.
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
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