Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1884  On this day in history louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43   

1886  Death of John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804) on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 17 death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)   

1889  On this day in history william Roxby Beverly, artist, dies   

1892  Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 on May - 17.   

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

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 May - 17.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868)   

1938  On this day in history death of jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877)   

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

1945  Jan van Geenen, resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history death of george William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)   

1950  Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on May - 17.   

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 this day in history.   

1957  Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1963  On this day in history 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  On May - 17 john Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65   

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

1970  On May - 17 nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

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

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

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

1443  Edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born on May - 17.   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  On May - 17 birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

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

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on May - 17.