Álvaro Gestido

Uruguayan footballer (1907-1957).

Born May 17th, 1907 in Montevideo.

Died January 18th, 1957 at 49 years old in Santa Clara de Olimar.

Michal Trávník

Czech soccer player.

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

Bertha Kalich

Actress in american yiddish theatre (1874-1939).

Born May 17th, 1874 in Lviv.

Died April 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in Queens (disease).

Domenico Valentino

Italian boxer.

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

Eugenia Maniokova

Russian female tennis player, winner of 1993 french open (mixed doubles).

Born May 17th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Moscow.

Laura Heyrman

Belgian volleyball player.

Born May 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Beveren.

Mónica Ojeda

Ecuadorian writer.

Born May 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Guayaquil. ^[ref]

Henrik Lindstrøm

Norwegian cook, explorer (1866-1939).

Born May 17th, 1866 in Hammerfest.

Died September 21st, 1939 at 73 years old in Oslo.

Heinrich Julius Holtzmann

German theologian (1832-1910).

Born May 17th, 1832 in Karlsruhe.

Died August 4th, 1910 at 78 years old in Baden-Baden.

John Paul Wild

Australian radiophysicist (1923-2008).

Born May 17th, 1923 in Sheffield.

Died May 10th, 2008 at 84 years old in Canberra.

Ilion Lika

Albanian footballer.

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

Ján Kuciak

Slovak journalist (1990-2018).

Born May 17th, 1990 in Štiavnik.

Died February 21st, 2018 at 27 years old in Veľká Mača (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Julia Soldatova

Belarusian figure skater.

Born May 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Moscow.

Joe Bizera

Uruguayan footballer.

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

Maher Kanzari

Tunisian association football player and manager.

Born May 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Tunis. ^[ref]

Vilmos Kohut

Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).

Born May 17th, 1906 in Budapest.

Died February 18th, 1986 at 79 years old in Budapest.

Miguel de San Román

President of peru (1802–1863).

Born May 17th, 1802 in Puno.

Died April 3rd, 1863 at 60 years old in Lima.

Kana Kobayashi

Japanese female talent.

Born May 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Saitama. ^[ref]

Michał Pius Römer

Lithuanian legal scholar (1880–1945).

Born May 17th, 1880 in Bagdoniškis.

Died February 22nd, 1945 at 64 years old in Vilnius.

Branko Miljuš

Footballer.

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

Alexander Moiseenko

Ukrainian chess player.

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

Gennady Kovalev

Russian boxer.

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

Jenő Fock

Hungarian politician (1916–2001).

Born May 17th, 1916 in Budapest.

Died May 22nd, 2001 at 85 years old in Budapest.

Rachamim Talbi

Israeli footballer.

Born May 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Vidin.

Petr Gabriel

Czech soccer player and soccer representant.

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