Discover what happened on 17 May 1953 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- František Sláma
- Christoffel Rühl (naval officer)
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- Merlin Hull (American politician (1870-1953))
- Elemér Hirsch (Romanian association football player (1895–1953))
- Carl von Bardolff (Austrian politician (1865-1953))
- Eric DeLamarter (American classical composer (1880–1953))
- Kyllikki Saari (Finnish murder victim (1935–1953))
- Léon Xanrof (French playwright and songwriter (1867–1953))
- Erik Ole Bye (Norwegian opera singer and rower (1883-1953))
- Ellis Crompton (English footballer (1886-1953))
- Finn Feiring
- Josef Peter (Czechoslovak politician)
- Howard Fogg (Canadian composer (1892-1953))
- François Ruchon (Swiss historian and novelist (1897-1953))
- Vladimir Bayukov
- Will Duffy (American football player and coach (1888–1953))
- George Robson Crummer (New Zealand photographer (14 June 1868-17 May 1953))
- Janez Samsa
- Anna O’Connell ((1874-1953))
- János Legeza (Hungarian major-general (1889-1953))
- Christian Fredrik Jacobsen (Norwegian professor of electrical engineering)
- Alexander Robert Horne (Scottish engineer and author)
- Florence White Williams (painter and illustrator)
- Fritz Kleinknecht
- Pierre Verhaegen (provincial Councilor of East Flanders)
- František Sláma
- Christoffel Rühl (naval officer)
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- František Sláma
- Christoffel Rühl (naval officer)
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