Died on This Day 17-May

Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 17-May

Died on This Day (17-May)

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Herman Wouk	Herman Wouk was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny which won the Pulitzer Prize.	American author	103	1
	Rhodri Morgan	Hywel Rhodri Morgan was a Welsh Labour politician who was the First Minister of Wales and the Leader of the Welsh Labour Party from 2000 to 2009.	First Minister of Wales	77	3
	Jorge Rafael Videla	Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo was a General Commander of the Army, member of military junta and dictator of Argentina for five years.	President of Argentina	87	7
	Harmon Killebrew	Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr. , nicknamed ’The Killer’ and ’Hammerin' Harmon’, was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder.	Professional baseball player	74	9
	Frank Gorshin	Frank John Gorshin Jr. was an American character actor, impressionist, and comedian.	Actor/comedian	72	15
	Gerhard Schöpfel	Gerhard Schöpfel was a German World War II Luftwaffe 45-victory flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .	German flying ace	90	17
	Geoffrey Dickens	Geoffrey Kenneth Dickens was a British Conservative politician.	British Conservative MP	63	25
	Teddy Shapou	Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Shapou was an American fighter pilot of World War II.	American aviator	66	35
	Sven Erixson	Sven "X-et" Leonard Erixson , was a Swedish painter and sculptor.	Swedish painter	70	50
	Ferenc Bihar	Ferenc Bihar de Barabásszeg was a Hungarian military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Defence between 1905 and 1906, during the Hungarian Constitutional Crisis of 1905.	Hungarian politician	72	100

Person	Person		Description	Age	Anniversary
	Richard Pipes	Richard Edgar Pipes was an American academic who specialized in Russian history, particularly with respect to the Soviet Union, who espoused a strong anti-communist point of view throughout his career.	Polish-American historian	94	2
	Guy Clark	Guy Charles Clark was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier.	American folk and country singer	74	4
	Donna Summer	LaDonna Adrian Gaines , widely known by her stage name based on her married name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter and actress.	American singer-songwriter	63	8
	Richard Gregory	Richard Langton Gregory was a British psychologist and Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Bristol.	British psychologist	86	10
	Tony Randall	Anthony Leonard Randall was an American actor, comedian and singer.	Actor	84	16
	Donald Coggan	Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980.	Archbishop of Canterbury	90	20
	Manuel Anatol	Manuel Anatol Aristegi was a naturalized French professional football player.	Footballer	87	30
	Erling Brene	Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene was a Danish composer.	Danish composer	83	40
	Robert 'Wheezer' Hutchins	Robert E. Hutchins was an American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1933.	American child actor	20	75
	Peter Hardeman Burnett	Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and the first elected governor of California, serving from December 20, 1849, to January 9, 1851, and the first to resign from office.	Governor of California	87	125