Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17

1884  On this day in history louis Brassin, composer, dies at 43   

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 May - 17.   

1892  Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79   

1916  On May - 17 gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre, composer, dies at 68   

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  Maitland Hathorn, cricketer (325 runs in 12 Tests S Afr 1901-11), dies on May - 17.   

1926  On May - 17 lucien Herr, French leader (Correspondance entre Schiller), dies   

1927  On May - 17 death of harold Geiger, U.S. Army aviation pioneer (b. 1884)   

1930  Herbert David Croly, US founder (New Republic), dies at 61 on May - 17.   

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  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  Montagu Love, actor (Wind), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 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  Eduardo Fabini, composer, dies at 67 on May - 17.   

1951  On this day in history karl Heinrich David, composer, dies at 66   

1953  Eric De Lamarter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1955  Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies on this day in history.   

1957  Shalva Azmayparashvili, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history 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 May - 17 otto V Kuusinen, pres of Karelo-Finnish soviet rep (1940-56), dies 82   

1967  John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1970  Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On this day in history charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49   

1978  On this day in history john Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies   

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1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on May - 17.   

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  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg was born on May - 17.   

1490  On May - 17 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  On this day in history birth of christoph Thomas Walliser, composer