Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1884  Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1886  Death of John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804) on May - 17.   

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

1889  On May - 17 william Roxby Beverly, artist, dies   

1892  On May - 17 gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72   

1914  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1916  Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1917  Death of Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) on this day in history.   

1919  Bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80 on May - 17.   

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

1926  Lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies on May - 17.   

1927  Death of Harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884) on May - 17.   

1930  On May - 17 herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61   

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

1935  Death of Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877) on May - 17.   

1943  On this day in history montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65   

1945  On May - 17 jan van Geenen, resistance fighter, dies   

1947  Death of George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1950  Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66   

1953  On May - 17 eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73   

1955  Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies on this day in history.   

1957  Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54 on May - 17.   

1961  Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 on May - 17.   

1963  On May - 17 death of john Wilce, physician and former head football coach at the Ohio State University (b. 1888)   

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  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on May - 17.   

1970  On this day in history nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

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  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

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

1551  On May - 17 birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

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