Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1884  Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43 on May - 17.   

1886  On this day in history 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 May - 17.   

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  On May - 17 gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68   

1917  On this day in history death of charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829)   

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

1920  On May - 17 maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies   

1926  Lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies on this day in history.   

1927  Death of Harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61   

1931  On this day in history johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies   

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

1964  On May - 17 otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82   

1967  On May - 17 john Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65   

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on May - 17.   

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

1973  On this day in history alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on May - 17.   

1978  On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies   

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1155  On this day in history birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  On May - 17 birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

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 May - 17.   

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

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

1568  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer