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DateTemplate:SHORTDESC:Date
May 17 is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . 228 days remain until the end of the year.
Events [ ]
1395 – Battle of Rovine : The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.[1]
1536 – George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
1536 – Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 's marriage is annulled.
1590 – Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland .
1642 – Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal .
1673 – Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River .
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement .
1805 – Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt .
1809 – Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire .
1814 – Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
1814 – The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly .
1859 – Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football .
1863 – Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos , the first book in the Galician language .
1865 – The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union ) is established in Paris.
1875 – Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
1900 – Second Boer War : British troops relieve Mafeking .
1900 – The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , by L. Frank Baum , is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.[2]
1902 – Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism , an ancient mechanical analog computer .
1914 – The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
1915 – The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith ) falls.
1933 – Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1940 – World War II : Germany occupies Brussels , Belgium.
1943 – World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF .
1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas , outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
1967 – Six-Day War : President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
1969 – Venera program : Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus , sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
1973 – Watergate scandal : Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate .
1974 – The Troubles : Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan , Republic of Ireland .
1974 – Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army 's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall .
1977 – Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California .
1980 – General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
1980 – On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho ), starting the Internal conflict in Peru .
1983 – The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer' s Freedom of Information Act request.
1983 – Lebanon , Israel , and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon .
1984 – Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery , London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture .
1987 – Iran–Iraq War : An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark , killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
1990 – The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
1992 – Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok , leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
1994 – Malawi holds its first multi-party elections .
1995 – Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
1997 – Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa . Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo .
2000 – Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts .
2006 – The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef .
2007 – Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953 .
2014 – A plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.
Births [ ]
1155 – Jien , Japanese monk, poet, and historian (d. 1225)
1443 – Edmund, Earl of Rutland (d. 1460)
1451 – Engelbert II of Nassau , Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475–1504) (d. 1504)
1490 – Albert, Duke of Prussia , last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1568)
1500 – Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1540)
1551 – Martin Delrio , Belgian occultist and theologian (d. 1601)
1568 – Anna Vasa of Sweden , Swedish princess (d. 1625)
1610 – Stefano della Bella , Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)[3]
1628 – Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (d. 1662)
1636 – Edward Colman , English Catholic courtier under Charles II (d. 1678)
1682 – Bartholomew Roberts , Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
1698 – Gio Nicola Buhagiar , Maltese painter (d. 1752)[4]
1706 – Andreas Felix von Oefele , German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
1718 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness , English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1778)
1732 – Francesco Pasquale Ricci , Italian violinist and composer (d. 1817)
1743 – Seth Warner , American colonel (d. 1784)
1749 – Edward Jenner , English physician and microbiologist (d. 1823)
1758 – Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet , English politician (d. 1839)
1768 – Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
1768 – Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey , English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
1794 – Anna Brownell Jameson , Irish-English author (d. 1860)
1818 – Ezra Otis Kendall , American professor, astronomer and mathematician (d. 1899)
1821 – Sebastian Kneipp , German priest and therapist (d. 1897)
1835 – Thomas McIlwraith , Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (d. 1900)
1836 – Virginie Loveling , Belgian author and poet (d. 1923)
1836 – Wilhelm Steinitz , Austrian-American chess player (d. 1900)
1845 – Jacint Verdaguer , Catalan priest and poet (d. 1902)
1860 – Martin Kukučín , Slovak author and playwright (d. 1928)
1860 – Charlotte Barnum , American mathematician and social activist (d. 1934)
1863 – Léon Gérin , Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (d. 1951)
1864 – Louis Richardet , Swiss target shooter (d. 1923)
1864 – Ante Trumbić , Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (d. 1938)
1866 – Erik Satie , French pianist and composer (d. 1925)
1868 – Horace Elgin Dodge , American businessman, co-founded Dodge (d. 1920)
1868 – Panagis Tsaldaris , Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
1870 – Newton Moore , Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1936)
1873 – Henri Barbusse , French author and journalist (d. 1935)
1873 – Dorothy Richardson , English author and journalist (d. 1957)
1874 – George Sheldon , American diver (d. 1907)
1882 – Karl Burman , Estonian architect and painter (d. 1965)
1886 – Alfonso XIII of Spain , Spanish monarch (d. 1941)
1888 – Tich Freeman , English cricketer (d. 1965)
1889 – Dorothy Gibson , American actress and singer (d. 1946)
1889 – Alfonso Reyes , Mexican author (d. 1959)
1891 – Napoleon Zervas , Greek general and politician (d. 1957)
1893 – Frederick McKinley Jones , American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1961)
1895 – Saul Adler , Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (d. 1966)
1895 – Reinhold Saulmann , Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
1897 – Odd Hassel , Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1898 – A. J. Casson , Canadian painter (d. 1992)
1899 – Carmen de Icaza , Spanish writer (d. 1979)
1901 – Werner Egk , German pianist and composer (d. 1983)
1903 – Cool Papa Bell , American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1904 – Marie-Anne Desmarest , French author (d. 1973)
1906 – Zinka Milanov , Croatian-American soprano and educator (d. 1989)
1909 – Julius Sumner Miller , American physicist and academic (d. 1987)
1911 – Lisa Fonssagrives , Swedish-American model (d. 1992)
1911 – Maureen O'Sullivan , Irish-American actress (d. 1998)
1912 – Archibald Cox , American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
1912 – Ace Parker , American baseball and football player (d. 2013)
1912 – Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner , American inventor (d. 2006)
1913 – Hans Ruesch , Swiss racing driver and author (d. 2007)[5]
1914 – Robert N. Thompson , American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997)
1918 – Joan Benham , English actress (d. 1981)
1918 – Birgit Nilsson , Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005)
1919 – Antonio Aguilar , Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1919 – Merle Miller , American author and screenwriter (d. 1986)
1919 – Gustav Naan , Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994)
1920 – Harry Männil , Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (d. 2010)
1921 – Dennis Brain , English composer (d. 1957)
1921 – Bob Merrill , American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1922 – Jean Rédélé , French racing driver, founded Alpine (d. 2007)[6]
1923 – Michael Beetham , English commander and pilot (d. 2015)[7]
1924 – Roy Bentley , English footballer (d. 2018)[8]
1924 – Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs , English engineer and politician (d. 2020)
1926 – David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie , English-Scottish soldier and politician
1926 – Dietmar Schönherr , Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1926 – Franz Sondheimer , German-English chemist and academic (d. 1981)
1929 – Branko Zebec , Yugoslav football player and coach (d. 1988)
1931 – Marshall Applewhite , American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (d. 1997)
1931 – Dewey Redman , American saxophonist (d. 2006)
1932 – Rodric Braithwaite , English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
1932 – Peter Burge , Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1933 – Yelena Gorchakova , Russian javelin thrower (d. 2002)
1934 – Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel , German educator and politician
1934 – Earl Morrall , American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1934 – Ronald Wayne , American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
1935 – Dennis Potter , English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1936 – Dennis Hopper , American actor and director (d. 2010)
1937 – Hazel R. O'Leary , American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
1938 – Jason Bernard , American actor (d. 1996)
1938 – Marcia Freedman , Israeli activist
1938 – Pervis Jackson , American R&B bass singer (d. 2008)
1939 – Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes , English politician
1939 – Gary Paulsen , American author
1940 – Alan Kay , American computer scientist and academic
1940 – Reynato Puno , Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1941 – David Cope , American composer and author
1941 – Ben Nelson , American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
1942 – Taj Mahal , American blues singer-songwriter and musician
1943 – Sirajuddin of Perlis , Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1943 – Johnny Warren , Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2004)
1944 – Jesse Winchester , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
1945 – B.S. Chandrasekhar , Indian cricketer
1945 – Tony Roche , Australian tennis player and coach
1946 – Udo Lindenberg , German singer-songwriter and drummer
1947 – Stephen Platten , English bishop
1948 – Dick Gaughan , Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Bill Bruford , English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1949 – Keith , American pop singer
1950 – Howard Ashman , American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
1950 – Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley , English accountant and politician
1950 – Janez Drnovšek , Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
1950 – Alan Johnson , English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1950 – Valeriya Novodvorskaya , Russian journalist and politician (d. 2014)
1951 – Simon Hughes , English lawyer and politician
1952 – Howard Hampton , Canadian lawyer and politician
1954 – Michael Roberts , South African-English jockey
1955 – Bill Paxton , American actor and director (d. 2017)
1955 – David Townsend , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard , American boxer
1956 – Annise Parker , American politician
1956 – Bob Saget , American comedian, actor, and television host
1956 – Dave Sim , Canadian cartoonist and author
1957 – Pascual Pérez , Dominican baseball player (d. 2012)
1958 – Paul Di'Anno , English rock singer-songwriter
1959 – Marcelo Loffreda , Argentine rugby player and coach
1960 – Lou DiBella , American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
1960 – Simon Fuller , English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series
1961 – Enya , Irish singer-songwriter and producer
1961 – Jamil Azzaoui , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Justin King , English businessman
1962 – Lise Lyng Falkenberg , Danish journalist and author
1962 – Andrew Farrar , Australian rugby league player and coach
1962 – Craig Ferguson , Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
1962 – Jane Moore , English journalist and author
1962 – Rosalind Picard , American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva
1963 – Jon Koncak , American basketball player
1963 – Page McConnell , American keyboard player and songwriter
1964 – Stratos Apostolakis , Greek footballer and coach
1964 – Mauro Martini , Italian race car driver
1964 – Menno Oosting , Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
1965 – Trent Reznor , American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
1965 – Jeremy Vine , English journalist and author
1966 – Qusay Hussein , Iraqi soldier and politician (d. 2003)
1966 – Mark Kratzmann , Australian tennis player and coach
1966 – Danny Manning , American basketball player and coach
1966 – Gilles Quénéhervé , French sprinter
1967 – Nancy Benoit , American professional wrestling valet and model (d. 2007)
1967 – Mohamed Nasheed , Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives
1967 – Patrick Ortlieb , Austrian skier
1968 – Dave Abbruzzese , American rock drummer and songwriter
1969 – Keith Hill , English footballer and manager
1970 – Hubert Davis , American basketball player and coach
1970 – Jordan Knight , American singer-songwriter and actor
1970 – Matt Lindland , American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
1970 – Jodie Rogers , Australian diver[9]
1970 – René Vilbre , Estonian director and screenwriter
1971 – Mark Connors , Australian rugby player
1971 – Shaun Hart , Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 – Stella Jongmans , Dutch athlete[10]
1971 – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands , Dutch royal
1971 – Gina Raimondo , Governor of Rhode Island
1972 – Barry Hayles , English born Jamaican international footballer[11]
1973 – Josh Homme , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1974 – Andrea Corr , Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1974 – Wiki González , Venezuelan baseball player
1974 – Eddie Lewis , American international soccer player[12]
1975 – Marcelinho Paraíba , Brazilian footballer
1975 – Alex Wright , German wrestler
1976 – Kandi Burruss , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1976 – Shayne Dunley , Australian rugby league player
1976 – José Guillén , Dominican-American baseball player
1976 – Daniel Komen , Kenyan runner
1976 – Wang Leehom , American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1976 – Mayte Martínez , Spanish runner
1976 – Kirsten Vlieghuis , Dutch freestyle swimmer[13]
1978 – John Foster , American baseball player and coach
1978 – Paddy Kenny , English footballer
1978 – Carlos Peña , Dominican-American baseball player
1978 – Magdalena Zděnovcová , Czech tennis player
1979 – David Jarolím , Czech footballer
1979 – Wayne Thomas , English footballer
1980 – Davor Džalto , Bosnian historian and philosopher
1980 – Fredrik Kessiakoff , Swedish cyclist
1980 – Alistair Overeem , Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer[14]
1980 – Ariën van Weesenbeek , Dutch drummer[15]
1981 – Beñat Albizuri , Spanish cyclist
1981 – Leon Osman , English footballer
1981 – Lim Jeong-hee , South Korean singer
1981 – Chris Skidmore , English historian and politician
1981 – Giannis Taralidis , Greek footballer
1982 – Matt Cassel , American football player
1982 – Dan Hardy , English mixed martial artist
1982 – Reiko Nakamura , Japanese swimmer
1982 – Tony Parker , French-American basketball player
1982 – Chloe Smith , English politician
1983 – Channing Frye , American basketball player
1983 – Chris Henry , American football player (d. 2009)
1983 – Nicky Hofs , Dutch footballer
1983 – Kevin Kingston , Australian rugby league player
1983 – Jeremy Sowers , American baseball player
1984 – Christian Bolaños , Costa Rican footballer
1984 – Christine Ohuruogu , English runner
1984 – Christine Robinson , Canadian water polo player
1984 – Passenger , English singer-songwriter and musician[16] [17]
1985 – Teófilo Gutiérrez , Colombian footballer
1985 – Derek Hough , American actor, singer, and dancer
1985 – Christine Nesbitt , Canadian speed skater
1985 – Todd Redmond , American baseball player
1985 – Matt Ryan , American football player
1986 – Marius Činikas , Lithuanian footballer
1986 – Timo Simonlatser , Estonian skier
1986 – Jodie Taylor , English footballer
1987 – Edvald Boasson Hagen , Norwegian cyclist
1987 – Aleandro Rosi , Italian footballer
1988 – Nikki Reed , American actress, singer, and screenwriter
1988 – Jennison Myrie-Williams , English footballer
1989 – Mose Masoe , New Zealand rugby league player
1989 – Rain Raadik , Estonian basketball player
1989 – Tessa Virtue , Canadian ice dancer
1990 – Fabian Giefer , German footballer
1990 – Charlie Gubb , New Zealand rugby league player
1990 – Katrina Hart , English runner
1990 – Guido Pella , Argentine tennis player
1991 – Johanna Konta , Australian-English tennis player
1991 – Adil Omar , Pakistani rapper and music producer
1991 – Abigail Raye , Canadian field hockey player[18]
Deaths [ ]
528 – Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
528 – Yuan Yong , imperial prince of Northern Wei
528 – Yuan Zhao , emperor of Northern Wei (b. 526)
896 – Liu Jianfeng , Chinese warlord
924 – Li Maozhen , Chinese warlord and king (b. 856)
946 – Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah , Fatimid caliph (b. 893)
1299 – Daumantas of Pskov , Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1240)
1336 – Go-Fushimi , emperor of Japan (b. 1288)
1365 – Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
1395 – Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš , Serbian ruler (b. 1355)
1464 – Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros , English politician (b. 1427)
1510 – Sandro Botticelli , Italian painter (b. 1445)
1521 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham , Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
1536 – George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford , English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1504)
1536 – William Brereton , English courtier (b. 1487)
1536 – Henry Norris , English courtier (b. 1482)
1546 – Philipp von Hutten , German explorer (b. 1511)
1551 – Shin Saimdang , South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
1558 – Francisco de Sá de Miranda , Portuguese poet (b. 1485)
1575 – Matthew Parker , English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)
1606 – False Dmitriy I , pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
1607 – Anna d'Este , French princess (b. 1531)
1626 – Joan Pau Pujol , Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
1643 – Giovanni Picchi , Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
1727 – Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
1729 – Samuel Clarke , English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
1765 – Alexis Clairaut , French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
1797 – Michel-Jean Sedaine , French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
1801 – William Heberden , English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
1807 – John Gunby , American general (b. 1745)
1809 – Leopold Auenbrugger , Austrian physician (b. 1722)
1822 – Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu , French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
1829 – John Jay , American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
1838 – René Caillié , French explorer and author (b. 1799)
1838 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord , French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
1839 – Archibald Alison , Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
1868 – Kondō Isami , Japanese commander (b. 1834)
1875 – John C. Breckinridge , American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States , Confederate States general (b. 1821)
1879 – Asa Packer , American businessman, founded Lehigh University (b. 1805)
1880 – Ziya Pasha , Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
1886 – John Deere , American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
1888 – Giacomo Zanella , Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)
1911 – Frederick August Otto Schwarz , German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
1916 – Boris Borisovich Golitsyn , Russian physicist and seismologist (b. 1862)
1917 – Clara Ayres , American nurse (b. 1880)
1917 – Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829)
1919 – Guido von List , Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
1921 – Karl Mantzius , Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
1922 – Dorothy Levitt , English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
1927 – Harold Geiger , American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
1934 – Cass Gilbert , American architect (b. 1859)
1935 – Paul Dukas , French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
1936 – Panagis Tsaldaris , Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
1938 – Jakob Ehrlich , Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
1943 – Johanna Elberskirchen , German author and activist (b. 1864)
1947 – George Forbes , New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
1951 – William Birdwood , Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)
1960 – Jules Supervielle , Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
1963 – John Wilce , American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)
1964 – Nandor Fodor , Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)
1974 – Ernest Nash , German-American photographer and scholar (b. 1898)
1977 – Charles E. Rosendahl , American admiral and pilot (b. 1892)
1980 – Gündüz Kılıç , Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918)
1985 – Abe Burrows , American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)
1987 – Gunnar Myrdal , Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
1992 – Lawrence Welk , American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)
1995 – Toe Blake , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1912)
1996 – Kevin Gilbert , American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)
1999 – Bruce Fairbairn , Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949)
1999 – Lembit Oll , Estonian chess Grandmaster (b. 1966)
2000 – Donald Coggan , English archbishop (b. 1909)
2001 – Jacques-Louis Lions , French mathematician (b. 1928)
2001 – Frank G. Slaughter , American physician and author (b. 1908)
2002 – László Kubala , Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1927)
2002 – Aşık Mahzuni Şerif , Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940)
2004 – Jørgen Nash , Danish poet and painter (b. 1920)
2004 – Tony Randall , American actor (b. 1920)
2004 – Ezzedine Salim , Iraqi politician (b. 1943)
2005 – Frank Gorshin , American actor (b. 1934)
2006 – Cy Feuer , American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
2007 – Lloyd Alexander , American soldier and author (b. 1924)
2007 – T. K. Doraiswamy , Indian poet and author (b. 1921)
2009 – Mario Benedetti , Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)
2009 – Jung Seung-hye , South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)
2010 – Yvonne Loriod , French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
2010 – Walasse Ting , Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
2011 – Harmon Killebrew , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)
2012 – Gideon Ezra , Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (b. 1937)
2012 – Patrick Mafisango , Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
2012 – Donna Summer , American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
2013 – Philippe Gaumont , French cyclist (b. 1973)
2013 – Peter Schulz , German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
2013 – Ken Venturi , American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
2013 – Jorge Rafael Videla , Argentine general and politician, 42nd President of Argentina (b. 1925)
2014 – Gerald Edelman , American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
2014 – C. P. Krishnan Nair , Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
2014 – Douangchay Phichit , Laotian politician (b. 1944)
2014 – Thongbanh Sengaphone , Laotian politician (b. 1953)
2017 – Todor Veselinović , Serbian football player and manager (b. 1930)
2019 – Herman Wouk , American author (b. 1915)[19]
2020 – Lucky Peterson , American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (b. 1964)[20]
Holidays and observances [ ]
Birthday of the Raja (Perlis )
Christian feast day :
Giulia Salzano
Paschal Baylon
William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA) )
Restituta
May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Children's Day (Norway)
Constitution Day (Nauru )
Norwegian Constitution Day
Earliest date on which Trinity Sunday can fall, while June 20 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost . (Western Christianity )
Feast of ‘Aẓamat (Bahá'í Faith , day shifts with March Equinox , see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar )
Galician Literature Day or Día das Letras Galegas (Galicia )
National Day Against Homophobia (Canada)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia also known as IDAHOT[21]
Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo )
Navy Day (Argentina)
World Hypertension Day
World Information Society Day (International )
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↑ Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A–F . Pietà : Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. pp. 339–340. ISBN 9789993291329 .
↑ "Hans Ruesch" . The Guardian . 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2020 .
↑ Roy Smith (15 November 2008). Alpine & Renault: The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car 1968-1979 . Veloce Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-84584-177-5 .
↑ Graham Pitchfork. The Daily Telegraph Airmen’s Obituaries Book Three . p. 269. ISBN 978-1-911667-52-0 .
↑ "England players: Roy Bentley" . englandfootballonline . Retrieved 21 April 2018 .
↑ "Jodie ROGERS - Olympic Diving | Australia" . International Olympic Committee . 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2020 .
↑ "Athlete Profile Stella JONGMANS" . World Athletics . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
↑ "Barry Hayles" . soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
↑ "Eddie Lewis" . soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 April 2020 .
↑ "Kirsten VLIEGHUIS" . Olympic . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
↑ "Alistair OVEREEM" . ESPN . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
↑ "Members" . EPICA . Retrieved 3 June 2020 .
↑ "Passenger, a.k.a. Mike Rosenberg, grateful for Ed Sheeran's support" . thestar.com . Retrieved 28 September 2014 .
↑ "Twitter / passengermusic: Thank you all so much for my birthday messages xxx im having a lovely day thanks!! Manchester – you were" . Twitter. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013 .
↑ "Abigail Raye" . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . 25 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .
↑ "' Caine Mutiny,' 'Winds of War' author Herman Wouk has died" . Associated Press. May 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019 .
↑ https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2020/05/17/american-blues-legend-lucky-peterson-dies-at-55/
↑ https://www.cig.gov.pt/IDAHOT/
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