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Who died on 17 May?

Celebrities who died on 17 May

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Oldest

104 years, 16 days

Youngest

20 years, 1 month, 24 days

Born first

15 March 1877

Died first

17 May 1943

Born last

13 January 1981

Died last

17 May 2022

Greek composer Vangelis

Vangelis

Dead

Greek composer

2022
American singer and songwriter Donna Summer

Donna Summer

Dead

American singer and songwriter

2012
professional baseball player Harmon Killebrew

Harmon Killebrew

Dead

professional baseball player

2011
American politician Buddy Roemer

Buddy Roemer

Dead

American politician

2021
Dead
American professional wrestler, actor and basketball player Shad Gaspard

Shad Gaspard

American professional wrestler, actor and basketball player

2020
Dead
American writer Herman Wouk

Herman Wouk

American writer

2019
Dead
American historian Richard Pipes

Richard Pipes

American historian

2018
Dead
American actor and comedian Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

American actor and comedian

2005
Dead
actor Tony Randall

Tony Randall

actor

2004
Dead
Hungarian footballer László Kubala

László Kubala

Hungarian footballer

2002
Dead
American singer-songwriter Guy Clark

Guy Clark

American singer-songwriter

2016
Dead
Catholic cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos

Darío Castrillón Hoyos

Catholic cardinal

2018
Dead
British Army officer George Brian Sinclair

George Brian Sinclair

British Army officer

2020
Dead
American judge Ernest W. Gibson III

Ernest W. Gibson III

American judge

2020
Dead
American economist E. Gerald Corrigan

E. Gerald Corrigan

American economist

2022
Dead
American actor of stage, film and television Henry Jones

Henry Jones

American actor of stage, film and television

1999
Dead
Estonian musician Gunnar Graps

Gunnar Graps

Estonian musician

2004
Dead
professional baseball player Dixie Walker

Dixie Walker

professional baseball player

1982
Dead
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet Mario Benedetti

Mario Benedetti

Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet

2009
Dead
British University administrator Leslie Ronald Kay

Leslie Ronald Kay

British University administrator

2019
Dead
American actor Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

American actor

1947
Dead
American musician Lucky Peterson

Lucky Peterson

American musician

2020
Dead
American baseball player Specs Toporcer

Specs Toporcer

American baseball player

1989
Dead
American football player and coach, track and field athlete Harold Muller

Harold Muller

American football player and coach, track and field athlete

1962
Dead
Baritone Keith Falkner

Keith Falkner

Baritone

1994
Dead
French MEP Nicole Fontaine

Nicole Fontaine

French MEP

2018
Dead
Indian actor Ratnakar Matkari

Ratnakar Matkari

Indian actor

2020
Dead
Indian actor Ratnakar Matkari

Ratnakar Matkari

Indian actor

2020
Dead
Italian composer Francesco Balilla Pratella

Francesco Balilla Pratella

Italian composer

1955
Dead
Psychologist, author Nigel Balchin

Nigel Balchin

Psychologist, author

1970
Dead
Member of Netherlands' Parliament Mohamed Rabbae

Mohamed Rabbae

Member of Netherlands' Parliament

2022
Dead
actor Montagu Love

Montagu Love

actor

1943
Dead
film actor Bobby Hutchins

Bobby Hutchins

film actor

1945
Dead
Indian actor Rallapalli

Rallapalli

Indian actor

2019
Dead
American footballer and coach Pop Ivy

Pop Ivy

American footballer and coach

2003
Dead
Slovene chemist Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer

Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer

Slovene chemist

2020
Dead
Professor of nursing, nursing administrator Kristine Gebbie

Kristine Gebbie

Professor of nursing, nursing administrator

2022
Dead
American writer Robert Quackenbush

Robert Quackenbush

American writer

2021
Dead
Bletchley Park bombe operator and tour guide Jean Valentine

Jean Valentine

Bletchley Park bombe operator and tour guide

2019
Dead
Japanese composer Ikuma Dan

Ikuma Dan

Japanese composer

2001
Dead
Brazilian politician Wilson Braga

Wilson Braga

Brazilian politician

2020
Dead
American baseball player Catfish Metkovich

Catfish Metkovich

American baseball player

1995
Dead
Indian politician Kadavoor Sivadasan

Kadavoor Sivadasan

Indian politician

2019
Dead
American baseball player Ken Retzer

Ken Retzer

American baseball player

2020
Dead
German singer Jürgen Marcus

Jürgen Marcus

German singer

2018
Dead
Colombian guerrilla Jesús Santrich

Jesús Santrich

Colombian guerrilla

2021
Dead
Italian actress Bice Valori

Bice Valori

Italian actress

1980
Dead
Hungarian writer Béla Balázs

Béla Balázs

Hungarian writer

1949
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