Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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 Death of Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) on May - 17.
1889 William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies on May - 17.
1892 Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 on May - 17.
1914 On May - 17 peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79
1916 Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68 on May - 17.
1917 On May - 17 death of charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829)
1919 On this day in history bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80
1920 Maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies
1927 On this day in history death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)
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 On this day in history death of paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865)
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 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 this day in history.
1951 On this day in history karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66
1953 Eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1955 On May - 17 alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies
1957 On this day in history shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54
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 On May - 17 otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82
1967 John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 on May - 17.
1969 On May - 17 joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80
1970 Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61 on May - 17.
1973 On this day in history alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91
1974 On May - 17 charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49
1978 On May - 17 john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies
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