May 17th
152 Notable deaths
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]
Heinz Hartmann
American austrian-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1894-1970).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1970 at 75 years old in Stony Point. [ref]
Darío Castrillón Hoyos
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 4th, 1929 in Medellín.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (liver disease). [ref]
Walasse Ting
Chinese-american artist (1929-2010).
Born October 13th, 1929 in Wuxi. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2010 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacques-Louis Lions
French mathematician.
Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Durham.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Lucia Moholy
Czech photographer (1894-1989).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1989 at 95 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Sean Dunphy
Irish singer.
Born November 30th, 1937 in Dublin.
Died May 17th, 2011 at 73 years old in Baldoyle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Theodor Scherer
German general.
Born September 17th, 1889 in Höchstädt an der Donau.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 61 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Nicole Fontaine
French mep (1942-2018).
Born January 16th, 1942 in Grainville-Ymauville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2018 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 152
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein