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May 17th
170 Notable deaths
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]
Frank G. Slaughter
Us physician and writer (1908-2001).
Born February 25th, 1908 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 17th, 2001 at 93 years old in Jacksonville.
Daniel Carasso
French and american businessman (1905–2009).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 103 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Heinz Hartmann
Us-american austrian-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1894-1970).
Born November 4th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died May 17th, 1970 at 75 years old in Stony Point.
Jürgen Marcus
German singer.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 69 years old in Munich (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Walasse Ting
Chinese-american artist (1929-2010).
Born October 13th, 1929 in Wuxi.
Died May 17th, 2010 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
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 Zurich. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 170
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