Sándor Végh

(1912-1997) hungarian born austrian violinist, conductor, music pedagogue.

Born May 17th, 1912 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died January 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Salzburg.

Fernando Quirarte

Mexican footballer.

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

Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub

Sudanese prime minister (1908-1976).

Born May 17th, 1908 in Khartoum.

Died June 23rd, 1976 at 68 years old in Khartoum.

Andreas Kofler

Austrian ski jumper.

Born May 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Innsbruck.

Jorge Olguín

Argentine footballer.

Born May 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Dolores.

Miloslav Vlk

Czech catholic cardinal (1932–2017).

Born May 17th, 1932 in Líšnice. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Prague (cancer). ^[ref]

Remo Ruffini

Italian physicist.

Born May 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in La Brigue.

Fadwa Soliman

Syrian actress.

Born May 17th, 1970 in Aleppo. ^[ref]

Died August 17th, 2017 at 47 years old in Montfermeil (cancer). ^[ref]

Christine Nesbitt

Canadian speed skater.

Born May 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Fumihiko Sori

Japanese film director.

Born May 17th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Osaka.

Aleksander Michałowski

Polish musician (1851–1938).

Born May 17th, 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.

Died October 17th, 1938 at 87 years old in Warsaw.

Jorge Lozano

Mexican tennis player.

Born May 17th, 1963 (age 63 years) in San Luis Potosí.

Erik Lesser

German biathlete.

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

Laura Voutilainen

Finnish pop singer.

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

Federico Carrizo

Argentine footballer.

Born May 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Villa Giardino.

Élisabeth Sonrel

French artist (1874-1953).

Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. ^[ref]

Oscar Schwartau

Danish footballer (born 2006).

Born May 17th, 2006 (age 20 years). ^[ref]

Philippe Boesmans

Belgian composer and organist (1936–2022).

Born May 17th, 1936 in Tongeren.

Died April 10th, 2022 at 85 years old in Brussels. ^[ref]

Jean Rédélé

French racing driver (1922–2007).

Born May 17th, 1922 in Dieppe.

Died August 10th, 2007 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Moran Mazor

Israeli singer.

Born May 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Holon.

Abdulrahman Akkad

Syrian blogger and lgbt activist.

Born May 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Aleppo.

Ferenc Szombathelyi

Hungarian general (1887-1946).

Born May 17th, 1887 in Győr.

Died November 4th, 1946 at 59 years old in Petrovaradin (gunshot wound).

Ludwik Silberstein

Polish physicist (1872–1948).

Born May 17th, 1872 in Warsaw.

Died January 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in Rochester.

Hayley Carter

American tennis player.

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

Ivan Katalinić

Croatian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Trogir.