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  Death of Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) on this day in history.   

1889  William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies on this day in history.   

1892  On May - 17 gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72   

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  Death of Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829) on May - 17.   

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   

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 May - 17 herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61   

1931  On May - 17 johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies   

1935  Death of Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865) on May - 17.   

1936  On May - 17 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 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 this day in history eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

1951  On May - 17 karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66   

1953  Eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73 on May - 17.   

1955  On May - 17 alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies   

1957  On May - 17 shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54   

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

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  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  Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91 on May - 17.   

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 May - 17.   

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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  On this day in history birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On May - 17 birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

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 May - 17 birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer