Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1884  Louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history death of john Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer (b. 1804)   

1888  On May - 17 death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1916  Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history death of charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, ruler of Sarawak (b. 1829)   

1919  On May - 17 bohumil Pazdirek, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

1927  On this day in history death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)   

1930  Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1931  Johan [Eliza J] de Master, art critic/writer, dies on May - 17.   

1935  Death of Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Panagis Tsaldaris, twice Greek prime minister (b. 1868) on May - 17.   

1938  On this day in history death of jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and zionist (b. 1877)   

1943  Montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65 on May - 17.   

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  On this day in history eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67   

1951  Karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 17 frans van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81   

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 this day in history otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82   

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

1969  On this day in history joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80   

1970  On this day in history nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61   

1973  On this day in history alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91   

1974  Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 on May - 17.   

1978  John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies on May - 17.   

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1155  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1444  On May - 17 birth of sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus)   

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on May - 17.   

1551  On this day in history birth of martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601)   

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