Sonny Colbrelli

Italian cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Desenzano del Garda.

Henri Barbusse

French novelist (1873-1935).

Born May 17th, 1873 in Asnières-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 1935 at 62 years old in Moscow (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Branko Zebec

Croatian footballer (1929-1988).

Born May 17th, 1929 in Zagreb.

Died September 26th, 1988 at 59 years old in Zagreb.

Ruth Donnelly

Actress (1896-1982).

Born May 17th, 1896 in Trenton.

Died November 17th, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.

Stav Shaffir

Israeli social activist and politician.

Born May 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Netanya. ^[ref]

Amro Tarek

Egyptian association football player.

Born May 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Dennis Brain

British virtuoso horn player (1921-1957).

Born May 17th, 1921 in London.

Died September 1st, 1957 at 36 years old in Hatfield (traffic collision).

Johnny Warren

Australian soccer player (1943-2004).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.

Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Pierre Clastres

French anthropologist (1934-1977).

Born May 17th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died July 29th, 1977 at 43 years old in Gabriac (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Roy Bentley

English footballer (1924-2018).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Bristol.

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