Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
1981 Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 
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 May - 17.
1992 On this day in history george Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87
1994 On this day in history alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85
1995 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1996 On May - 17 rusi Modi, cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies
1999 On May - 17 death of bruce Fairbairn, Canadian record producer and musician (b. 1949)
2000 On May - 17 death of donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909)
2001 On May - 17 death of frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)
2002 On May - 17 death of dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920)
2003 Death of Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916) on this day in history.
2004 Death of Jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920) on May - 17.
2005 On this day in history death of frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)
2006 Death of Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911) on this day in history.
2007 Death of Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924) on May - 17.
2009 On May - 17 death of mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920)
2010 On May - 17 death of walasse Ting, Chinese/American painter (b. 1929)
2017 Death of Viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut on this day in history.
2017 Death of Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician on May - 17.
2017 On May - 17 death of todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer and coach
2018 On May - 17 death of nicole Fontaine, French politician
2018 Death of Richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian on May - 17.
2019 On this day in history death of herman Wouk, American author
2020 Death of José Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union on this day in history.
2023 Death of Ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ) on May - 17.
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 Death of Alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist on this day in history.
2023 Death of David Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ) on May - 17.
2023 Death of Graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ) on this day in history.
2023 Death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure on May - 17.
2023 On this day in history death of james Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
2023 On May - 17 death of s. P. Hinduja , 87, Indian-born British businessman ( Hinduja Group ) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia .
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