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May 17 Famous Deaths list :
       List of Famous celebrity people who died on May 17. Famous Deaths on May 17 in the history. Know the famous celebrity who died on this day.
YearPeople / Celebrity NamePeople / Celebrity ProfessionCountry
1189Minamoto no YoshitsuneJapanese general Japan
1336Emperor Go-Fushimi93rd emperor of Japan Japan
1365Louis VI the RomanDuke of Bavaria Italy
1395Constantine DragasSerbian ruler of a semi-independent realm Serbia
1464Thomas de Ros10th Baron de Ros, English politician United Kingdom(UK)
1510Sandro BotticelliItalian painter Italy
1521Edward Stafford3rd Duke of Buckingham, English nobleman United Kingdom(UK)
1536George BoleynViscount Rochford, English diplomat United Kingdom(UK)
1536Francis WestonEnglish courtier and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber United Kingdom(UK)
1536Henry Norris (courtier)English courtier and groom of the stool United Kingdom(UK)
1536William Brereton (groom)English courtier and Groom of the Privy Chamber United Kingdom(UK)
1536Mark SmeatonEnglish courtier and musician United Kingdom(UK)
1551Shin SaimdangKorean artist, writer, calligraphist and noted poet South Korea
1575Matthew ParkerArchbishop of Canterbury United Kingdom(UK)
1626Joan Pau PujolCatalan composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque Spain
1643Giovanni PicchiItalian composer, organist, lutenist and harpsichordist of the early Baroque era Italy
1694Johann Michael BachGerman composer Germany
1727Catherine I of RussiaSecond wife of Peter the Great Sweden
1729Samuel ClarkeEnglish philosopher United Kingdom(UK)
1737Claude BuffierFrench philosopher and historian France
1740Jean CavalierFrench Protestant rebel leader France
1765Alexis ClairaultFrench mathematician France
1797Michel-Jean SedaineFrench dramatist France
1801William HeberdenEnglish physician United Kingdom(UK)
1807John GunbyMaryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War United States(USA)
1809Leopold AuenbruggerAustrian physician Austria
1822Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de RichelieuFrench-Russian statesman Russia
1829John Jay1st Chief Justice of the United States United States(USA)
1838Rene CailleFrench explorer France
1838Charles Maurice de TalleyrandFrench politician France
1839Archibald AlisonScottish didactic and philosophical writer United Kingdom(UK)
1868Kondo IsamiShinsengumi Commander Japan
1875John C. BreckinridgeU.S. Vice-President and Confederate general United States(USA)
1879Asa PackerAmerican businessman United States(USA)
1886John DeereAmerican manufacturer (Deere & Company) United States(USA)
1888Giacomo ZanellaItalian poet Italy
1889Marie of PrussiaPrincess of Prussia and Queen of Bavaria Germany
1911Frederick August Otto SchwarzBusinessman Germany
1916Boris Borisovich GalitzineRussian physicist Russia
1917Charles Brooke, Rajah of SarawakHead of state of Sarawak Malaysia
1919Guido von ListGerman writer Germany
1921Karl MantziusDanish stage and film actor, theater director, film director and writer Denmark
1927Harold GeigerU.S. Army aviation pioneer United States(USA)
1934Cass GilbertAmerican architect United States(USA)
1935Paul DukasFrench composer and teacher of classical music France
1936Panagis TsaldarisConservative politician and leader for many years of the conservative Peoples Party in the period before World War II Greece
1947George William Forbes22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand New Zealand
1948Percy SherwellSouth African cricketer South Africa
1951William Birdwood, 1st Baron BirdwoodFirst World War British general India
1954Roy William ParkerMajor League Baseball pitcher United States(USA)
1963John WilceAmerican football player and coach, physician and university professor United States(USA)
1964Nandor FodorBritish and American parapsychologist, psychologist, author and journalist United Kingdom(UK)
1966Randy TurpinEnglish boxer United Kingdom(UK)
1974Ernest NashGerman born archaeologist Germany
1977Erwin MullerGerman-born physicist Germany
1977Charles Emery RosendahlVice Admiral United States(USA)
1981Jeannette Ridlon PiccardAmerican Balloonist, scientist, teacher, priest United States(USA)
1982Peter BoardmanBritish climber United Kingdom(UK)
1982Joe TaskerBritish climbers United Kingdom(UK)
1985Abe BurrowsAmerican playwright United States(USA)
1987Gunnar MyrdalSwedish economist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics Sweden
1989Dan AldersonScientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory United States(USA)
1992Lawrence WelkAmerican musician United States(USA)
1995Toe BlakeCanadian ice hockey player and coach Canada
1996Kevin GilbertAmerican songwriter, musician, composer, producer and collaborator United States(USA)
1996Scott BraytonRace car driver United States(USA)
1996Johnny Guitar WatsonAmerican blues and funk guitarist and singer United States(USA)
1997James Bennett GriffinAmerican archaeologist United States(USA)
1999Bruce FairbairnCanadian musician and international record producer Canada
2000Donald Coggan101st Archbishop of Canterbury United Kingdom(UK)
2001Frank G. SlaughterAmerican novelist United States(USA)
2001Gerd BuchdahlAustralian-English philosopher of science United Kingdom(UK)
2002Dave Berg (cartoonist)American cartoonist United States(USA)
2002Ladislao KubalaSlovak-Hungarian-Spanish footballer and manager Spain
2002Asik Mahzuni SerifFolk musician, ashik, composer, poet, and author Turkey
2003Frank Pop IvyAmerican and Canadian football coach United States(USA)
2004Tony RandallAmerican comic and actor United States(USA)
2004Jorgen NashDanish artist, writer and central proponent of situationism Denmark
2004Ezzedine SalimIraqi politician Iraq
2005Frank GorshinAmerican actor and comedian United States(USA)
2006John Marsden (lawyer)Australian lawyer, gay activist Australia
2006Eric ForthBritish politician United Kingdom(UK)
2006Nichola Goddard16th Canadian soldier killed in Canadian operations in Afghanistan Canada
2007Lloyd AlexanderWidely-influential American author United States(USA)
2007T.K. DoraiswamyIndian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer India
2009Mario BenedettiUruguayan journalist, novelist and poet Uruguay
2009Jung Seung-hyeSouth Korean film producer South Korea
2010Bobbejaan SchoepenFlemish pioneer in Belgian pop music, vaudeville and in European country music Belgium
2010Walasse TingChinese-American visual artist and poet United States(USA)
2010Mukhran MachavarianiGeorgian poet Georgia

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