José Ufarte

Spanish footballer.

Born May 17th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Pontevedra.

Andreas Michalakopoulos

Greek politician (1875-1938).

Born May 17th, 1875 in Patras.

Died March 7th, 1938 at 62 years old in Athens (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Wilfried Hannes

German footballer.

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

Jean Vautrin

French writer (1933–2015).

Born May 17th, 1933 in Pagny-sur-Moselle.

Died June 16th, 2015 at 82 years old in Gradignan. ^[ref]

Otto Lederer

American actor (1886-1965).

Born May 17th, 1886 in Prague.

Died September 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.

Benedetto Brin

Italian engineer and politician (1833-1898).

Born May 17th, 1833 in Turin.

Died May 24th, 1898 at 65 years old in Rome.

Albéric O'Kelly de Galway

Belgian chess grandmaster (1911–1980).

Born May 17th, 1911 in Anderlecht.

Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Mikko Kozarowitzky

Finnish racing driver.

Born May 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Helsinki.

Elena Ledda

Italian singer.

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

Borja Oubiña

Spanish footballer.

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

Simon Mathew

Danish singer.

Born May 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Hirtshals. ^[ref]

Konstantin Gorbatov

Russian artist (1876-1945).

Born May 17th, 1876 in Tolyatti.

Died May 24th, 1945 at 69 years old in Berlin.

Menno Oosting

Dutch tennis player (1964-1999).

Born May 17th, 1964 in Son en Breugel.

Died February 22nd, 1999 at 34 years old in Turnhout (traffic collision).

Anita Conti

French photographer and explorer (1899–1997).

Born May 17th, 1899 in Ermont.

Died December 25th, 1997 at 98 years old in Douarnenez. ^[ref]

Lydia Wideman

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born May 17th, 1920 in Vilppula.

Died April 13th, 2019 at 98 years old in Tampere. ^[ref]

Maxime Maufra

French painter (1861-1918).

Born May 17th, 1861 in Nantes. ^[ref]

Died May 23rd, 1918 at 57 years old in Poncé-sur-le-Loir.

Radik Yuliakshin

Pop musician.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Ufa.

Joanna Bruzdowicz

Polish composer (1943–2021).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Died November 4th, 2021 at 78 years old in Taillet. ^[ref]

Chérif Sy

Burkinabé politician.

Born May 17th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Néma.

Ezinne Akudo

Nigerian lawyer and pageant titleholder.

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

Esin Engin

Turkish actor and musician (1945–1997).

Born May 17th, 1945 in Sivas.

Died May 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Istanbul (leukemia).

Alfredo Mayo

Spanish actor (1911-1985).

Born May 17th, 1911 in Barcelona.

Died May 19th, 1985 at 74 years old in Palma (myocardial infarction).

Mary Adela Blagg

British astronomer (1858–1944).

Born May 17th, 1858 in Cheadle.

Died April 14th, 1944 at 85 years old in Cheadle (heart disease).

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

Spanish politician.

Born May 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Cambrils. ^[ref]

Georgette Agutte

French painter and sculptor (1867–1922).

Born May 17th, 1867 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 6th, 1922 at 55 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.