Died on May 17
Remembering 16 notable people who died on this day
🇩🇪Armin T. Wegner
deceasedGerman pacifist, writer and poet (1886–1978) · 1886–1978
Days lived
Lived 33,451 days
Earl M. Monson
deceasedMormon leader · 1932–2017
Days lived
Lived 30,977 days
🇩🇪Fritz Sennheiser
deceasedentrepreneur · 1912–2010
Days lived
Lived 35,803 days
🇺🇸Harmon Killebrew
deceasedProfessional baseball player (1936-2011) · 1936–2011
Days lived
Lived 27,351 days
🇺🇸Heinz Hartmann
deceasedAmerican Austrian-born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1894-1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
Lived 27,588 days
Jorge Rafael Videla
deceasedNotable Trials · 1925–2013
Days lived
Lived 32,066 days
Josef Beran
deceasedCzech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969) · 1888–1969
Days lived
Lived 29,359 days
🇩🇪Jürgen Marcus
deceasedGerman singer · 1948–2018
Days lived
Lived 25,548 days
Mario Benedetti
deceasedwriter · 1920–2009
Days lived
Lived 32,388 days
🇵🇱Mieczysław Nowak
deceasedPolish weightlifter (1936–2006) · 1936–2006
Days lived
Lived 25,349 days
🇮🇹Raffaello Matarazzo
deceasedItalian filmmaker (1909–1966) · 1909–1966
Days lived
Lived 20,728 days
🇳🇿Sid Going
deceasedNew Zealand rugby union footballer (1943-2024) · 1943–2024
Days lived
Lived 29,493 days
🇺🇸Steve Owen
deceasedAmerican football player and coach (1898-1964) · 1898–1964
Days lived
Lived 24,133 days
🇺🇸Tony Randall
deceasedAmerican actor (1920-2004) · 1920–2004
Days lived
Lived 30,763 days
🇬🇷Vangelis
deceasedGreek composer (1943–2022) · 1943–2022
Days lived
Lived 28,905 days
🇩🇪Werner Sellhorn
deceasedGerman journalist, literary editor and musicologist (1930–2009) · 1930–2009
Days lived
Lived 28,673 days