Famous Deaths In May - 17

1884  On May - 17 louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43   

1886  On May - 17 death of john Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804)   

1888  On this day in history death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)   

1889  William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72   

1914  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79 on May - 17.   

1916  On this day in history gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68   

1917  Death of Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) on May - 17.   

1919  Bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1920  Maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies on May - 17.   

1926  On May - 17 lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies   

1927  On May - 17 death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)   

1930  Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1931  Johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history death of paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865)   

1936  On May - 17 death of panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868)   

1938  On May - 17 death of jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877)   

1943  On May - 17 montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65   

1945  Jan van Geenen, resistance fighter, dies on May - 17.   

1947  On May - 17 death of george William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)   

1950  On May - 17 eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

1951  Karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66 on May - 17.   

1953  Eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73 on May - 17.   

1955  Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies on May - 17.   

1957  On this day in history shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54   

1961  On May - 17 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81   

1963  Death of John Wilce, physician and former head football coach at the Ohio State University (b. 1888) on May - 17.   

1964  Otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82 on this day in history.   

1967  John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80   

1970  Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1973  On May - 17 alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  On this day in history charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on this day in history.   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on this day in history.   

1444  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  On May - 17 birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on May - 17.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.