May 17th
152 Notable deaths
Armin T. Wegner
German photographer.
Born October 16th, 1886 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome. [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]
Béla Balázs
Hungarian writer.
Born August 4th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1949 at 64 years old in Budapest (stroke). [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]
Finn Juhl
Danish architect and industrial designer (1912-1989).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1989 at 77 years old in Gentofte Municipality. [ref]
José Santos Zelaya
President of nicaragua (1853-1919).
Born November 1st, 1853 in Managua.
Died May 17th, 1919 at 65 years old in New York City.
Bronisław Piłsudski
Polish cultural anthropologist.
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Zalavas. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1918 at 51 years old in Paris (drowning). [ref]
Monique Mercure
Canadian actress.
Born November 14th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Montreal (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Hugo Friedhofer
American composer (1901-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Todor Veselinović
Serbian footballer (1930-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 152
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman