Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1981 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on May - 17. 
1985 Death of Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on May - 17.
1987 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87
1994 Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on May - 17.
1995 On this day in history nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72
1996 Rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies on May - 17.
1999 On this day in history death of bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949)
2000 Death of Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909) on May - 17.
2001 Death of Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908) on this day in history.
2002 Death of Dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920) on this day in history.
2003 Death of Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916) on May - 17.
2004 Death of Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920) on May - 17.
2005 On May - 17 death of frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
2006 On May - 17 death of cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911)
2007 On this day in history death of lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)
2009 Death of Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920) on May - 17.
2010 Death of Walasse Ting, Chinese/American painter (b. 1929) on May - 17.
2017 On May - 17 death of viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut
2017 On this day in history death of rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician
2017 Death of Todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer and coach on May - 17.
2018 On this day in history death of nicole Fontaine, French politician
2018 Death of Richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian on this day in history.
2019 Death of Herman Wouk, American author on May - 17.
2020 On this day in history death of josé Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union
2023 Death of Ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of Livia Bitton-Jackson , 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor on May - 17.
2023 Death of Creative Force , 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021) on this day in history.
2023 On this day in history death of alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist.
2023 On this day in history death of david Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ).
2023 On May - 17 death of graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ).
2023 Death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure on May - 17.
2023 Death of James Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease on this day in history.
2023 Death of S. P. Hinduja , 87, Indian-born British businessman ( Hinduja Group ) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia on May - 17.
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