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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
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.
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 from 1893 to 1909.
Born November 1st, 1853 in Managua.
Died May 17th, 1919 at 65 years old in New York City.
Bronisław Piłsudski
Polish cultural anthropologist (1866–1918).
Born November 2nd, 1866 in Zalavas.
Died May 17th, 1918 at 51 years old in Paris (drowning).
Monique Mercure
Canadian actress (1930–2020).
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]
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