May 17th
151 Notable deaths
Jerry Unser
American racing driver (1932-1959).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 17th, 1959 at 26 years old in Indianapolis.
Yvonne Loriod
French musician.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
South african naturalist.
Born February 24th, 1907 in East London.
Died May 17th, 2004 at 97 years old in East London.
Max Valier
Austrian physicist and rocketry pioneer (1895–1930).
Born February 9th, 1895 in Bolzano.
Died May 17th, 1930 at 35 years old in Berlin.
Bobbejaan Schoepen
Musician, performer (1925-2010).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Boom. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Turnhout (heart failure). [ref]
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Jürgen Marcus
German singer.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 69 years old in Munich (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Daniel Carasso
French and american businessman.
Born December 16th, 1905 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 103 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Nahum Sokolow
Hebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Wyszogród.
Died May 17th, 1936 at 77 years old in London.
Frank G. Slaughter
Us physicist and writer (1908-2001).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2001 at 93 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
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In my end is my beginning. Mary, Queen of Scots