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May 17th
163 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Died May 17th, 2010 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Peter Thomas
German film score composer, conductor and arranger (1925-2020).
Born December 1st, 1925 in Wrocław.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 94 years old in Lugano. [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 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 Zürich. [ref]
Sean Dunphy
Irish singer (1937–2011).
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 163
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