Ana María

Salvadoran revolutionary (1929–1983).

Born May 17th, 1929 in Santiago Texacuangos.

Died April 6th, 1983 at 53 years old in Managua (stab wound).

Azimzhan Askarov

Kyrgyzstani activist and journalist.

Born May 17th, 1951 in Bazar-Korgon.

Died July 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Bishkek. ^[ref]

Clarence Goodson

American soccer player.

Born May 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Alexandria.

Abukhadzhi Idrisov

Soviet sniper (1918–1983).

Born May 17th, 1918 in Berdykel.

Died October 22nd, 1983 at 65 years old in Grozny.

Odd Hassel

Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897–1981).

Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania, Oslo Municipality.

Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.

Raymond Brownell

Senior royal australian air force officer, first world war flying ace (1894–1974).

Born May 17th, 1894 in New Town.

Died April 12th, 1974 at 79 years old in Subiaco.

Srećko Lisinac

Serbian volleyball player.

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

Fabian Giefer

German footballer.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Adenau.

Jill Johnston

British-born american feminist author and cultural critic.

Born May 17th, 1929 in London.

Died September 18th, 2010 at 81 years old in Hartford (stroke). ^[ref]

Anthony Reid

British racecar driver.

Born May 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Glasgow.

Jerome Beasley

American basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Compton.

Eng Hian

Indonesian badminton player.

Born May 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Surakarta. ^[ref]

Marcel Moyse

French flute player (1889–1984).

Born May 17th, 1889 in Saint-Amour. ^[ref]

Died November 1st, 1984 at 95 years old in Brattleboro.

Abbas Maroufi

Iranian novelist.

Born May 17th, 1957 in Tehran.

Died September 1st, 2022 at 65 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Frank Feltscher

Venezuelan footballer.

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

Ante Trumbić

Croatian politician (1864-1938).

Born May 17th, 1864 in Split.

Died November 17th, 1938 at 74 years old in Zagreb.

Dietmar Schönherr

Austrian actor (1926-2014).

Born May 17th, 1926 in Innsbruck.

Died July 18th, 2014 at 88 years old in Ibiza (disease).

Martinus Rørbye

Danish artist (1803-1848).

Born May 17th, 1803 in Drammen. ^[ref]

Died August 29th, 1848 at 45 years old in Copenhagen.

Suchao Nuchnum

Thai footballer.

Born May 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Kanchanaburi.

Lars Gustafsson

Swedish writer (1936-2016).

Born May 17th, 1936 in Västerås.

Died April 3rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Gertrude W. Hoffmann

Character actress (1871-1968).

Born May 17th, 1871 in Heidelberg.

Died February 13th, 1968 at 96 years old in Hollywood.

Ahmed Yasser

Qatari association football player.

Born May 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Doha.

Renzo Furlan

Italian tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Conegliano.

David H. Ahl

Magazine founder.

Born May 17th, 1939 (age 87 years) in United States.

David Jarolím

Czech footballer.

Born May 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Čáslav.