Famous Deaths In May - 17

1884  On May - 17 louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43  

1886  On May - 17 death of john Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804)  

1888  Death of Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) on May - 17.  

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

1892  Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80  

1920  On this day in history maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies  

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1926  On this day in history lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies  

1927  On May - 17 death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)  

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 May - 17 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 May - 17.  

1947  Death of George William Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869) on May - 17.  

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

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

1961  Frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 May - 17.  

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

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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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1155  On May - 17 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 this day in history.  

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  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.  

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