Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernandez
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Deaths on May 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with May 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on May 17, 2026.
Grumpy Cat
American internet celebrity cat
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Kadavoor Sivadasan
Indian politician and trade unionist
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Sir Peter Herbert
British admiral
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Jean-Pierre Grafé
Belgian politician
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Roger Blackley
New Zealand art historian (Victoria University of Wellington)
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Bob Schloredt
American football player and coach
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
David Cervinski
Australian footballer (Melbourne Knights
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Khaed
American music producer
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Deane Cameron
Canadian music executive
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Ashley Massaro
American professional wrestler (WWE) and reality television personality
Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Anthony Michael Milone
American Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
François Bréda
Romanian writer and literary critic
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Georges Scandar
Lebanese Maronite Catholic hierarch
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Lee Young-hee
South Korean hanbok designer
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Jean-Claude Lamy
French journalist
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Vern Harper
Canadian First Nations Cree Elder
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Michael Slive
American college athletics commissioner (Conference USA
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Unusual Heat
American racehorse
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Rhodri Morgan
Welsh politician
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Kevin Stanton
New Zealand rock guitarist (Mi-Sex)
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Simon Vega
American curator
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Roxcy Bolton
American women's rights activist
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Yevhen Hrytsyak
Ukrainian leader of the Norilsk uprising
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Gaisi Takeuti
Japanese mathematician
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Viktor Gorbatko
Russian cosmonaut
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Rosa Nell Speer
American gospel singer (Speer Family)
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Rachid Natouri
Algerian footballer (Metz
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Peter Kivy
American musicologist
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Bruce Hill
American racing driver
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Dilbagh Singh Athwal
Indian geneticist and agriculturist
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Alain Defossé
French novelist and translator
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Bernard Bosson
French politician
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Aristeidis Alafouzos
Greek shipping and media mogul
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Lindsay Eberhardt
Canada's first child liver transplant receipient
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Linsey Eberhardt
Canadian transplant receipient
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Yuri Volkov
Russian ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Xavier de Planhol
French geographer
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Benjamin de Roo
Dutch-born Australian gymnast
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Ed Kolenovsky
American photographer (Associated Press)
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Vinjamuri Seetha Devi
Indian folk singer
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese voice actress (Minnie Mouse
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Deddy Dores
Indonesian singer and song writer
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Marlene Marder
Swiss punk rock guitarist (LiLiPUT).
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Chico Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State)
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Willie “Chico” Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Huguette Dreyfus
French harpsichordist
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Paulo Emilio
Brazilian football manager
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Alexandru Lăpușan
Romanian politician
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Guy Clark
American folk singer-songwriter.
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Seán Ardagh
Irish politician
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Michael Alfred Peszke
Polish-born American psychiatrist
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Claude Carliez
French fencer and stunt director
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Nancy Masterton
American politician
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Keiji Matsumoto
Japanese racing driver
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Óscar Collazos
Columbian writer
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Margaret Dunning
American philanthropist
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Maurie Berman
American restaurateur (Superdawg)
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Lita de Lázzari
Argentine housewife
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Monroe Hopper
American gospel musician (The Hoppers)
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Jack Hawkins
American Marine Corps officer (Bay of Pigs Invasion)
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Elijah Harper
Canadian Cree politician and band chief
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Penne Hackforth-Jones
American-born Australian actress (Mao's Last Dancer)
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
John Goddard
American adventurer
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Philippe Gaumont
French Olympic racing cyclist (1992)
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Jorge Rafael Videla
Argentine military general and politician
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Dominic Kodwo Andoh
Ghanaian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Ken Venturi
American golfer and golf analyst
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Harold Shapero
American composer and pianist (Symphony for Classical Orchestra)
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Albert Seedman
American police officer
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Peter Schulz
German politician
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Alan O’Day
American singer-songwriter ("Undercover Angel"
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
Tauatomo Mairau
French Polynesian royal claimant
Died on Friday May 17th 2013
C. P. Krishnan Nair
Indian hotelier
Died on Saturday May 17th 2014