Died On May 17th
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Discover the most famous people who died on May 17. The list includes people like Sandro Botticelli, John Jay, Lawrence Welk, John C. Breckinridge, Gunnar Myrdal. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, diplomats, empresses & queens and emperors & kings and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: December 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: 1445 AD
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1510
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John Jay(1st Chief Justice of the United States (1789 - 1795))
Birthdate: December 12, 1745
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1829
Birthdate: February 26, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: 2004
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Lawrence Welk(Accordionist, Bandleader, and Television Impresario)
Birthdate: March 11, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Strasburg, North Dakota
Died: 1992
Birthdate: April 5, 1933
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: April 15, 1684
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1727
Birthdate: January 16, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1875
Birthdate: June 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Payette, Idaho, United States
Died: 2011
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: February 7, 1804
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rutland, Vermont, United States
Died: 1886
Birthdate: January 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Birthdate: November 6, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Monahans, Texas, U.S.
Died: 2016
Birthdate: December 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norwood, Ohio, United States
Died: 2010
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Paul Dukas(French Composer Best Known for the Orchestral Piece 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice')
Birthdate: October 1, 1865
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1935
Birthdate: September 14, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paso de los Toros, Uruguay
Died: 2009
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Bruce Fairbairn(Musician, Engineer, Audio engineer, Trumpeter, Record producer, Composer)
Birthdate: December 30, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vancouver
Died: 1999
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Gunnar Myrdal(Swedish economist & sociologist. who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.)
Birthdate: December 6, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Skattungbyn, Sweden
Died: 1987
Birthdate: May 27, 1915
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 2019
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Owen Roberts(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the US)
Birthdate: May 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1955
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Milena Jesenska(Czech Writer Who Helped Many Jews Escape From Czechoslovakia After the Advent of The Nazis)
Birthdate: August 10, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: 1944
Birthdate: February 3, 1478
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brecon, Wales
Died: 1521
Birthdate: September 27, 1839
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Died: 1867
Birthdate: June 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Died: 1966
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 6, 1504
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norwich, England
Died: 1575
Birthdate: February 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1838
Birthdate: August 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Died: 1948
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Gerald Edelman(American Biologist Who Won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for His Work in the Immune System)
Birthdate: July 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ozone Park, New York, United States
Died: 2014
Birthdate: February 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1838
Birthdate: 1335 AD
Birthplace: Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: 1395
Birthdate: July 22, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Puteaux, France
Died: 2012
Birthdate: November 1, 1853
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Managua, Nicaragua
Died: 1919
Birthdate: August 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Victoria Mines, Canada
Died: 1995
Birthdate: May 13, 1713
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1765
Birthdate: June 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 2002
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: February 25, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 2001
Birthdate: April 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lhari County, Nagqu, China
Died: 1995
Birthdate: October 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Goodman, Mississippi, United States
Died: 2009
Birthdate: October 9, 1909
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2000
Birthdate: October 5, 1848
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1919
Birthdate: November 29, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Zanesville
Died: 1934
Birthdate: February 27, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sherman, Texas, United States
Died: 1946
Birthdate: November 16, 1531
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: 1607
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Radomir Putnik(Serbia's First Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff)
Birthdate: January 24, 1847
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kragujevac, Serbia
Died: 1917
Birthdate: December 16, 1905
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Died: 2009
Birthdate: April 14, 1371
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Buda, Hungary
Died: 1395
Birthdate: January 24, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Schloss Ludwigslust, Germany
Died: 1858
Birthdate: July 15, 1838
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ireland
Died: 1935
Birthdate: January 15, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 2006
Birthdate: June 13, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1977
Birthdate: September 14, 1766
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1822