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May 17th
152 Notable deaths
George Forbes
New zealand politician (1869-1947).
Born March 12th, 1869 in Lyttelton.
Died May 17th, 1947 at 78 years old in Wellington.
Du Wei
Ambassador of china to israel, ambassador of china to ukraine.
Born October 2nd, 1962 in Shandong.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 57 years old in Herzliya (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Panagis Tsaldaris
Greek politician (1868-1936).
Born March 17th, 1868 in Corinth. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1936 at 68 years old in Athens. [ref]
Francesco Balilla Pratella
Italian composer.
Born February 1st, 1880 in Lugo. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1955 at 75 years old in Ravenna. [ref]
Viktor Gorbatko
Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1934 in Krasnodar Krai, Ventsy.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer). [ref]
Josef Beran
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist.
Born December 29th, 1888 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1969 at 80 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Lyudmila Pakhomova
Soviet ice dancer.
Born December 31st, 1946 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 39 years old in Moscow (leukemia, lymphoma).
Mary Haas
American linguist; studied historical linguistics.
Born January 12th, 1910 in Richmond.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Alameda.
Jules Supervielle
French writer.
Born January 16th, 1884 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1960 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Manny Ayulo
Racecar driver.
Born October 20th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died May 17th, 1955 at 33 years old in Indianapolis.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 152
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