History Deaths on May 17

Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)

#Asa_Packer

Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (b. 1826)

#Ziya_Pasha

Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)

#Jakob_Ehrlich

Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)

#Louis_II,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)

#Catherine_I_of_Russia

Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)

#Harold_Geiger

Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)

#Matthew_Parker

William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)

#William_Heberden

Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)

#Gunnar_Myrdal

Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)

#Jules_Supervielle

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)

#Charles_Maurice_de_Talleyrand-Périgord

Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829)

#Charles_Brooke,_Rajah_of_Sarawak

René Caillié, French explorer and author (b. 1799)

#René_Caillié

Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (b. 893)

#Al-Qa'im_(Fatimid_caliph)

Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1912)

#Toe_Blake

Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (b. 1937)

#Gideon_Ezra

Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531)

#Anna_d'Este

Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)

#Harmon_Killebrew

John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)

#John_Jay

Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)

#Nandor_Fodor

Konstantin Dejanovi?/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (b. 1355)

#Konstantin_Dejanovi?

Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (b. 1511)

#Philipp_von_Hutten

Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (b. 1722)

#Leopold_Auenbrugger

George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)

#George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)

Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (b. 1908)

#Frank_G._Slaughter

Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and scholar (b. 1898)

#Ernest_Nash

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)

#Edward_Stafford,_3rd_Duke_of_Buckingham

Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)

#Alexis_Clairaut

Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)

#Johanna_Elberskirchen

Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)

#Samuel_Clarke

Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1240)

#Daumantas_of_Pskov

Kond? Isami, Japanese commander (b. 1834)

#Kond?_Isami

Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)

#Karl_Mantzius

C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)

#C._P._Krishnan_Nair

Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (b. 1892)

#Charles_E._Rosendahl

Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)

#Cass_Gilbert

László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1927)

#László_Kubala

Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (b. 1288)

#Emperor_Go-Fushimi

John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)

#John_Deere_(inventor)

A??k Mahzuni ?erif, Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940)

#A??k_Mahzuni_?erif

Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920)

#Tony_Randall

William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)

#William_Birdwood

Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)

#Gerald_Edelman

Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)

#Frederick_August_Otto_Schwarz

John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (b. 1821)

#John_C._Breckinridge

Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)

#Paul_Dukas

Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (b. 1928)

#Jacques-Louis_Lions

Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

#Donna_Summer

Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (b. 1485)

#Francisco_de_Sá_de_Miranda

Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (b. 1973)

#Philippe_Gaumont

Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)

#Sandro_Botticelli

Frank Gorshin, American actor (b. 1934)

#Frank_Gorshin

Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)

#Dorothy_Levitt

Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (b. 1943)

#Ezzedine_Salim

Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)

#Michel-Jean_Sedaine

Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (b. 1862)

#Boris_Borisovich_Golitsyn

Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)

#Peter_Schulz

Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)

#Guido_von_List

Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)

#Yvonne_Loriod

Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)

#Giacomo_Zanella

Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)

#Lawrence_Welk

Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)

#Archibald_Alison_(author)

Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)

#Panagis_Tsaldaris

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine general and politician, 42nd President of Argentina (b. 1925)

#Jorge_Rafael_Videla

Todor Veselinovi?, Serbian football player and manager (b. 1930)

Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)

Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)

Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)

Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)

Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)

Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)

T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (b. 1921)

Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (b. 1924)

Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)

Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (b. 1920)

Donald Coggan, English archbishop (b. 1909)

Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (b. 1966)

Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949)

Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)

Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)

Gündüz K?l?ç, Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918)

John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)

Clara Ayres, American nurse (b. 1880)

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)

John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)

Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)

Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)

False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)

Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)

Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)

William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1504)

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English politician (b. 1427)

Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (b. 856)

Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord

Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 526)

Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei

Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei