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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
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).
Franco Merli
Italian actor.
Born October 31st, 1956 in Rome.
Died May 17th, 2025 at 68 years old in Rome. [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]
Lucky Peterson
American musician (1964–2020).
Born December 13th, 1964 in Buffalo.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 55 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Wil van Gogh
Dutch feminist and the sister of vincent and theo van gogh.
Born March 16th, 1862 in Zundert. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1941 at 79 years old in Ermelo. [ref]
Montagu Love
British actor.
Born March 15th, 1880 in Portsmouth.
Died May 17th, 1943 at 63 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Elijah Harper
Canadian politician (1949-2013).
Born March 3rd, 1949 in Red Sucker Lake.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 64 years old in Ottawa.
Jeannette Piccard
American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese actress and voice actress (1964–2016).
Born November 4th, 1964 in Ama district.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
E. Franklin Frazier
American sociologist and writer (1894–1962).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Baltimore.
Died May 17th, 1962 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde