Francesco Nuti

Italian actor (1955–2023).

Born May 17th, 1955 in Florence.

Died June 12th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Dor Peretz

Israeli association footballer.

Born May 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Hod HaSharon.

Damien Da Silva

French footballer.

Born May 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Talence.

Anagarika Govinda

Founder of a buddhist order (1898–1985).

Born May 17th, 1898 in Waldheim.

Died January 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Mill Valley.

Charles Robert Ashbee

British (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942).

Born May 17th, 1863 in London, Isleworth. ^[ref]

Died May 23rd, 1942 at 79 years old in Sevenoaks. ^[ref]

Kumudini Lakhia

Indian dancer and choreographer.

Born May 17th, 1930 in India.

Died April 12th, 2025 at 94 years old in Ahmedabad. ^[ref]

Noga Alon

Israeli mathematician.

Born May 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Haifa.

Peter Galison

American historian of science and physicist.

Born May 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Roy Bentley

English footballer (1924-2018).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Bristol.

Died April 20th, 2018 at 93 years old in Reading. ^[ref]

Eddie Lewis

American soccer player.

Born May 17th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Cerritos.

Galina Starovoytova

Russian academic and politician (1946-1998).

Born May 17th, 1946 in Chelyabinsk. ^[ref]

Died November 20th, 1998 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Ivan Král

Czech-american musician (1948-2020).

Born May 17th, 1948 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). ^[ref]

Sagi Muki

Israeli judoka.

Born May 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Netanya. ^[ref]

Alfonso Reyes

Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat (1889-1959).

Born May 17th, 1889 in Monterrey. ^[ref]

Died December 27th, 1959 at 70 years old in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Amro Tarek

Egyptian association football player.

Born May 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

August Thyssen

German industrialist (1842-1926).

Born May 17th, 1842 in Eschweiler.

Died April 4th, 1926 at 83 years old in Landsberg Castle (pneumonia).

Joseph Weber

American physicist (1919–2000).

Born May 17th, 1919 in Paterson.

Died September 30th, 2000 at 81 years old in Pittsburgh (lymphoma).

Sergey Beseda

Russian fsb agent.

Born May 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Soviet Union.

Tony Sylva

Senegalese and french footballer.

Born May 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Guédiawaye.

Nurit Peled-Elhanan

Israeli academic.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Jerusalem.

Alan Johnston

British journalist.

Born May 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Lindi.

Hawa Abdi

Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020).

Born May 17th, 1947 in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 2020 at 73 years old in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Waldemar de Brito

Brazilian footballer (1913-1979).

Born May 17th, 1913 in São Paulo.

Died February 21st, 1979 at 65 years old in São Paulo.

Yekaterina Rednikova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born May 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Moscow.

Khuang Aphaiwong

Prime minister of thailand (1902-1968).

Born May 17th, 1902 in Battambang.

Died March 15th, 1968 at 65 years old in Bangkok (lung cancer).