Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva

Russian artist (1871-1955).

Born May 17th, 1871 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died May 5th, 1955 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Lillian Leighton

American actress.

Born May 17th, 1874 in Wisconsin.

Died March 19th, 1956 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.

Maha Ali

Jordanian politician.

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

Czesław Lang

Polish road racing cyclist.

Born May 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Gmina Kołczygłowy.

Marie Déa

Actress.

Born May 17th, 1912 in Nanterre. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1992 at 79 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Aglaja Veteranyi

Swiss actor and writer (1962-2002).

Born May 17th, 1962 in Bucharest.

Died February 3rd, 2002 at 39 years old in Zürich (drowning).

Ingrid Wendl

Austrian figure skater.

Born May 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Vienna.

Kazimierz Dejmek

Polish actor, theatre and film director, and politician (1924-2002).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Kovel. ^[ref]

Died December 31st, 2002 at 78 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Evgenia Ukolova

Russian beach volleyball player.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]

Frederic Zelnik

German silent film maker.

Born May 17th, 1885 in Chernivtsi.

Died November 29th, 1950 at 65 years old in London.