Abubakar Abbas

Nigerian-bahraini sprint athlete.

Born May 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Kano.

George Sheldon

American diver (1874–1907).

Born May 17th, 1874 in St. Louis.

Died November 25th, 1907 at 33 years old in St. Louis.

Martin Cibák

Slovak ice hockey player.

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

Clémence Calvin

French distance runner.

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

Marta Sánchez Salfrán

Volleyball player.

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

Melquíades Álvarez

Spanish politician (1864-1936).

Born May 17th, 1864 in Gijón. ^[ref]

Died August 22nd, 1936 at 72 years old in Madrid (murder victim). ^[ref]

William Yiampoy

Kenyan middle distance runner.

Born May 17th, 1974 (age 52 years).

Muzafer Korkuti

Albanian archaeologist and historian.

Born May 17th, 1936 (age 90 years) in Fterrë.

Thomas Davidson

British palaeontologist (1817–1885).

Born May 17th, 1817 in Edinburgh.

Died October 14th, 1885 at 68 years old in Brighton.

Jenny Fish

American speed skater (born 1949).

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Strongsville.

Sōtarō Yasui

Japanese artist (1888-1955).

Born May 17th, 1888 in Nakagyō Ward.

Died December 16th, 1955 at 67 years old in Yugawara (pneumonia).

Lenka Reinerová

Czech writer, publicist and translator.

Born May 17th, 1916 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died June 27th, 2008 at 92 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Bianca Stuart

Long jumper.

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

Arsen Melikyan

Armenian weightlifter.

Born May 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Yerevan.

Aleksandr Selyava

Belarusian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Bialynichy.

Kim Jae-yup

South korean judoka.

Born May 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Daegu.

Walter Mantegazza

Uruguayan footballer (1952-2006).

Born May 17th, 1952 in Montevideo.

Died June 20th, 2006 at 54 years old in Montevideo.

Nataly von Eschstruth

German writer (1860-1939).

Born May 17th, 1860 in Hofgeismar.

Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Schwerin.

Yelena Gorchakova

Soviet javelin thrower (1933–2002).

Born May 17th, 1933 in Moscow.

Died January 27th, 2002 at 68 years old in Moscow.

Kirsten Vlieghuis

Dutch swimmer.

Born May 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Hengelo.

Isydor Vorobkevych

Ukrainian composer (1836-1903).

Born May 17th, 1836 in Chernivtsi. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 1903 at 67 years old in Chernivtsi. ^[ref]

David Clapham

Racing driver and motor sport journalist from south africa.

Born May 17th, 1931 in Rawmarsh.

Died October 22nd, 2005 at 74 years old in South Africa.

Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber

French physician, botanist, and military officer (1830-1903).

Born May 17th, 1830 in Wolfisheim.

Died July 27th, 1903 at 73 years old in Paris.

Femke Dekker

Dutch rower from the netherlands.

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

Diego Rubio

Chilean footballer.

Born May 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Santiago. ^[ref]