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May 17 2025

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Died on This Day

Armin T. Wegner🇩🇪
deceased
German pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978
Days lived
33,450
Donna Summer🇺🇸
deceased
Singer · 1948–2012
Days lived
23,148
Earl M. Monson
deceased
Mormon leader · 1932–2017
Days lived
30,976
Fritz Sennheiser🇩🇪
deceased
entrepreneur · 1912–2010
Days lived
35,802
Harmon Killebrew🇺🇸
deceased
Professional baseball player (1936-2011) · 1936–2011
Days lived
27,350
Heinz Hartmann🇺🇸
deceased
American Austrian-born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1894-1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
27,587
Jorge Rafael Videla
deceased
Notable Trials · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,065
Josef Beran🇨🇿
deceased
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
29,358
Jürgen Marcus🇩🇪
deceased
German singer · 1948–2018
Days lived
25,547
Mario Benedetti
deceased
writer · 1920–2009
Days lived
32,387
Mieczysław Nowak🇵🇱
deceased
Polish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
25,348
Raffaello Matarazzo🇮🇹
deceased
Italian filmmaker (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
20,727
Sid Going🇳🇿
deceased
New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943-2024) · 1943–2024
Days lived
29,492
Steve Owen🇺🇸
deceased
American football player and coach (1898-1964) · 1898–1964
Days lived
24,132
Tony Randall🇺🇸
deceased
American actor (1920-2004) · 1920–2004
Days lived
30,762
Vangelis🇬🇷
deceased
Greek composer (1943–2022) · 1943–2022
Days lived
28,904
Werner Sellhorn🇩🇪
deceased
German journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009
Days lived
28,672

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