Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1981  Hugo Freidhofer, composer, dies at 80 on May - 17.   

1985  Death of Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas on this day in history.   

1987  On May - 17 gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88   

1992  George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 on May - 17.   

1994  On May - 17 alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85   

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  On this day in history death of donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909)   

2001  On this day in history death of frank G. Slaughter, American novelist and physician (b. 1908)   

2002  On this day in history death of dave Berg, American cartoonist (b. 1920)   

2003  On May - 17 death of frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916)   

2004  On this day in history death of jørgen Nash, Danish artist (b. 1920)   

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  Death of Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2009  On this day in history death of mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (b. 1920)   

2010  Death of Walasse Ting, Chinese/American painter (b. 1929) on this day in history.   

2017  On May - 17 death of viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut   

2017  Death of Rhodri Morgan, Welsh politician on May - 17.   

2017  On this day in history death of todor Veselinović, Serbian footballer and coach   

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  On May - 17 death of herman Wouk, American author   

2020  On May - 17 death of josé Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union   

2023  On May - 17 death of ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ).   

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 May - 17.   

2023  Death of Alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist on May - 17.   

2023  Death of David Gardner , 82, English cricketer ( Wiltshire ) on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Graham Gipson , 90, Australian sprinter, Olympic silver medalist ( 1956 ) on May - 17.   

2023  On May - 17 death of "Superstar" Billy Graham , 79, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler ( WWWF ), multiple organ failure.   

2023  On this day in history death of james Hartle , 83, American physicist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.   

2023  Death of S. P. Hinduja , 87, Indian-born British businessman ( Hinduja Group ) and philanthropist, complications from Lewy body dementia on this day in history.   

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1155  On May - 17 birth of jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

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 May - 17.   

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