Hisdates•ComPage 3: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 17
Wednesday, 22 January 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 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 Alain Cuny, [René X Marie], French actor (La Dolce Vita), dies at 85 on this day in history.
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 Death of Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1909) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history death of frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916)
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 this day in history death of cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911)
2007 On May - 17 death of lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)
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 On this day in history death of viktor Gorbatko, Russian cosmonaut
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 On May - 17 death of richard Pipes, Polish-American academic and historian
2019 Death of Herman Wouk, American author on May - 17.
2020 On May - 17 death of josé Cutileiro, 8th Secretary General of the Western Europe Union
2023 On this day in history death of ray Austin , 90, British stuntman ( The Avengers ) and director ( Zorro , Magnum, P.I. ).
2023 On this day in history death of livia Bitton-Jackson , 92, Czechoslovak-born American-Israeli author and Holocaust survivor.
2023 On May - 17 death of creative Force , 5, Irish-bred British Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (2021).
2023 On May - 17 death of alicia Dussán de Reichel , 102, Colombian anthropologist.
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 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 May - 17 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 May - 17.
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