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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
British zoologist (1903–1991).
Born January 30th, 1903 in Cambridge.
Died May 17th, 1991 at 88 years old in London.
Moji Olaiya
Nigerian actress and singer.
Born February 27th, 1975.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 42 years old in Canada (puerperal disorders). [ref]
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).
Béla Balázs
Hungarian writer.
Born August 4th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1949 at 64 years old in Budapest (stroke). [ref]
Herbert Croly
American political writer (1869–1930).
Born January 23rd, 1869 in New York City.
Died May 17th, 1930 at 61 years old
Werenoi
French rapper (1994–2025).
Born January 30th, 1994 in Melun. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2025 at 31 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest, hyperkalemia). [ref]
Eugen Weber
American historian (1925-2007).
Born April 24th, 1925 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2007 at 82 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Armin T. Wegner
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld.
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
Bronisław Piłsudski
Polish cultural anthropologist (1866–1918).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Zalavas.
Died May 17th, 1918 at 51 years old in Paris (drowning).
Finn Juhl
Danish architect and industrial designer (1912-1989).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg.
Died May 17th, 1989 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel