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May 17th
217 Notable deaths
Jacques-Louis Lions
French mathematician (*1928 – †2001).
Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Panagis Tsaldaris
Greek politician (1868-1936).
Born March 17th, 1868. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1936 at 68 years old in Athens. [ref]
György Klapka
Hungarian military officer, politician (1820–1892).
Born April 7th, 1820 in Timișoara.
Died May 17th, 1892 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Peter Thomas
German film score composer, conductor and arranger (1925-2020).
Born December 1st, 1925 in Wrocław.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Theodor Scherer
German general.
Born September 17th, 1889 in Höchstädt an der Donau.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 61 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Sean Dunphy
Irish singer (1937–2011).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Dublin.
Died May 17th, 2011 at 73 years old in Baldoyle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hideyuki Umezu
Japanese voice actor (1955–2024).
Born July 24th, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died May 17th, 2024 at 68 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Nicole Fontaine
French mep (1942-2018).
Born January 16th, 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2018 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Mary Haas
American linguist; studied historical linguistics (1910–1996).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Richmond.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Alameda.
Lyudmila Pakhomova
Soviet ice dancer (1946–1986).
Born December 31st, 1946 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 39 years old in Moscow (leukemia, lymphoma).
Robert Sterling Yard
Wilderness activist and publicist (1861-1945).
Born February 1st, 1861 in Haverstraw.
Died May 17th, 1945 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Lilli Lehmann
German operatic soprano (1848–1929).
Born November 24th, 1848 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1929 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Josef Beran
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969).
Born December 28th, 1888 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1969 at 80 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Princess of saxe-weimar-eisenach and, by marriage, hereditary grand duchess of saxe-weimar-eisenach (1852–1904).
Born July 25th, 1852 in Stuttgart.
Died May 17th, 1904 at 51 years old in Orte (disease).
Yuriko Hoshi
Japanese actress (1943–2018).
Born December 6th, 1943 in Kajichō.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 74 years old in Kyoto (lung cancer).
Viktor Gorbatko
Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1934 in Ventsy.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Francesco Balilla Pratella
Italian composer (1880–1955).
Born February 1st, 1880 in Lugo.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 75 years old in Ravenna.
Jules Supervielle
French writer (1884–1960).
Born January 16th, 1884 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1960 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Du Wei
Ambassador of china to israel, ambassador of china to ukraine.
Born October 2nd, 1962 in Shandong.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 57 years old in Herzliya (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Heinrich Martin Weber
German mathematician (1842–1913).
Born March 5th, 1842 in Heidelberg.
Died May 17th, 1913 at 71 years old in Strasbourg.
Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German duke (1852-1923).
Born September 19th, 1852 in Ludwigslust.
Died May 17th, 1923 at 70 years old in Ludwigslust.
S. Sylvan Simon
Film producer, film and theatre director (1910–1951).
Born March 9th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 41 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Philippe Gaumont
French cyclist (1973–2013).
Born February 22nd, 1973 in Amiens.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 40 years old in Arras (myocardial infarction).
Hugo Häring
German architect and art dealer (1882-1958).
Born May 22nd, 1882 in Biberach an der Riß.
Died May 17th, 1958 at 75 years old in Göppingen.
Victor Hugo Halperin
American film director (1895–1983).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1983 at 87 years old in Bentonville.
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