Famous Deaths 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 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 this day in history.   

1914  On May - 17 peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79   

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  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  Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61 on May - 17.   

1931  Johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies on May - 17.   

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

1943  Montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 17.   

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

1953  On this day in history eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73   

1955  On this day in history alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

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

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

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

1551  On this day in history birth of martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

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

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