Toyotarō

Japanese mangaka and illustrator.

Born May 17th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Tochigi Prefecture.

Cameron Bancroft

Canadian actor.

Born May 17th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Winnipeg.

Nicholas Wade

British science writer.

Born May 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Aylesbury. ^[ref]

Michio Kushi

Japanese educator (1926-2014).

Born May 17th, 1926 in Kokawa.

Died December 28th, 2014 at 88 years old in Boston.

Paul Chun

Hong kong actor.

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Shanghai.

Shiori Itō

Japanese journalist.

Born May 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Hannes Messemer

Actor (1924-1991).

Born May 17th, 1924 in Dillingen an der Donau.

Died November 2nd, 1991 at 67 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).

Janez Drnovšek

Slovenian politician (1950–2008).

Born May 17th, 1950 in Celje.

Died February 23rd, 2008 at 57 years old in Zaplana (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Cosma Shiva Hagen

German actress.

Born May 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Los Angeles.

F. Paul Wilson

American novelist.

Born May 17th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Jersey City.

Niko Pirosmani

Georgian artist (1862-1918).

Born May 17th, 1862 in Mirzaani.

Died May 5th, 1918 at 55 years old in Tbilisi (malnutrition, liver failure).

Sebastian Kneipp

German catholic clergyman, naturopath and hydrotherapist (1821-1897).

Born May 17th, 1821 in Stephansried.

Died June 17th, 1897 at 76 years old in Bad Wörishofen.

Daniel Komen

Kenyan distance runner.

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

Gene Gauntier

American actor and screenwriter (1885-1966).

Born May 17th, 1885 in Kansas City.

Died December 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca.

Damiano Tommasi

Italian footballer.

Born May 17th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Negrar di Valpolicella.

Cristian Gamboa

Costa rican association football player.

Born May 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Hatillo.

Julius Wellhausen

German theologian and orientalist (1844–1918).

Born May 17th, 1844 in Hamelin.

Died January 7th, 1918 at 73 years old in Göttingen.

Achim Steiner

German politician and public servant (born 1961).

Born May 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Carazinho.

Theo Corbeanu

Canadian soccer player.

Born May 17th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Burlington.

Ludwig Trepte

German actor.

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

Tamara Rojo

Spanish ballet dancer.

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

Ferenc Krausz

Austrian-hungarian laser physicist and university teacher (born 1962).

Born May 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Mór.

George Miller

American politician (born 1945).

Born May 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Richmond.

Danko Lazović

Serbian footballer and administrator.

Born May 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Kragujevac.

Patricia Guijarro

Spanish association football player.

Born May 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Palma.