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| May 17th, 2005 (May 17 2005) | Death | Frank Gorshin, American actor (born in 1934) | |
| May 17th, 1995 (May 17 1995) | Event | After 18 years as the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac takes office as President of France. | |
| May 17th, 1995 (May 17 1995) | Death | Hector "Toe" Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and NHL coach (born in 1912) | |
| May 17th, 1985 (May 17 1985) | Birth | Matt Ryan, American football player | |
| May 17th, 1985 (May 17 1985) | Birth | Derek Hough, American dancer and singer | |
| May 17th, 1985 (May 17 1985) | Death | Abe Burrows, songwriter, composer, and writer (born in 1910) | |
| May 17th, 1975 (May 17 1975) | Birth | Cheick Kongo, French martial artist | Martial Quotes |
| May 17th, 1975 (May 17 1975) | Birth | Jonti Picking, British cartoonist | |
| May 17th, 1975 (May 17 1975) | Birth | Kostas Sommer, Greek actor | |
| May 17th, 1975 (May 17 1975) | Birth | Laura Voutilainen, Finnish singer | |
| May 17th, 1975 (May 17 1975) | Birth | Alex Wright, German professional wrestler | |
| May 17th, 1965 (May 17 1965) | Birth | Richard Baumhammers, American spree killer | |
| May 17th, 1965 (May 17 1965) | Birth | Trent Reznor, American musician (Nine Inch Nails) | |
| May 17th, 1955 (May 17 1955) | Birth | Bill Paxton, American actor and film director | |
| May 17th, 1945 (May 17 1945) | Birth | Tony Roche, Australian tennis player | |
| May 17th, 1935 (May 17 1935) | Birth | Dennis Potter, English writer (died in 1994) | |
| May 17th, 1935 (May 17 1935) | Death | Paul Dukas, French composer (born in 1865) | |
| May 17th, 1915 (May 17 1915) | Event | The last British Liberal Party government (Herbert Henry Asquith) falls. | Herbert Asquith Quotes |
| May 17th, 1895 (May 17 1895) | Event | The first Omonoia station of the Athens metro is inaugurated in Greece. | |
| May 17th, 1875 (May 17 1875) | Event | Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby. | |
| May 17th, 1875 (May 17 1875) | Death | John C. Breckinridge, Vice President of the United States (born in 1821) | |
| May 17th, 1865 (May 17 1865) | Event | The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established. | |
| May 17th, 1775 (May 17 1775) | Event | American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. | |
| May 17th, 1765 (May 17 1765) | Death | Alexis Claude Clairault, French mathematician (born in 1713) | |
| May 17th, 1575 (May 17 1575) | Death | Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (born in 1504) | |
| May 17th, 1395 (May 17 1395) | Death | Constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm | |
| May 17th, 1365 (May 17 1365) | Death | Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (born in 1328) | |
| May 17th, 1155 (May 17 1155) | Birth | Jien, Japanese poet and historian (died in 1225) | |
