Tony Sylva

Senegalese footballer.

Born May 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Guédiawaye.

Nurit Peled-Elhanan

Israeli academic.

Born May 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Jerusalem.

Alan Johnston

British journalist.

Born May 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Lindi.

Hawa Abdi

Somalian physician, activist (1947-2020).

Born May 17th, 1947 in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 2020 at 73 years old in Mogadishu. ^[ref]

Waldemar de Brito

Brazilian footballer (1913-1979).

Born May 17th, 1913 in São Paulo.

Died February 21st, 1979 at 65 years old in São Paulo.

Yekaterina Rednikova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born May 17th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Moscow.

Khuang Aphaiwong

Prime minister of thailand (1902-1968).

Born May 17th, 1902 in Battambang.

Died March 15th, 1968 at 65 years old in Bangkok (lung cancer).

Karl Mauss

German world war ii general; dentist.

Born May 17th, 1898 in Plön.

Died February 9th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).

Choi Ji-na

South korean actress.

Born May 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Incheon.

Mangala Narlikar

Indian mathematician.

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

Died July 17th, 2023 at 80 years old in Pune. ^[ref]