Frank Stenton

British historian.

Born May 17th, 1880 in Upper Norwood. ^[ref]

Died September 15th, 1967 at 87 years old in Reading. ^[ref]

Conway Tearle

Actor (1878-1938).

Born May 17th, 1878 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died October 1st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Odd Hassel

Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897-1981).

Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.

Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.

John Patrick

American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995).

Born May 17th, 1905 in Louisville. ^[ref]

Died November 7th, 1995 at 90 years old in Delray Beach (asphyxia). ^[ref]

Abukhadzhi Idrisov

Soviet sniper.

Born May 17th, 1918 in Berdykel.

Died October 22nd, 1983 at 65 years old in Grozny.

Suchao Nuchnum

Thai footballer.

Born May 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Kanchanaburi.

Eng Hian

Indonesian badminton player.

Born May 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Surakarta. ^[ref]

Michel Morganella

Swiss footballer.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Sierre.

Jerome Beasley

American basketball player.

Born May 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Compton.

Timothy Michael Healy

Irish politician and barrister (1855-1931).

Born May 17th, 1855 in Bantry. ^[ref]

Died March 26th, 1931 at 75 years old in Dublin. ^[ref]