| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Lloyd Alexander |
Novelist |
30-Jan-1924 |
17-May-2007 |
The Chronicles of Prydain |
| Dave Berg |
Cartoonist |
12-Jun-1920 |
17-May-2002 |
The Lighter Side of... |
| Toe Blake |
Hockey |
21-Aug-1912 |
17-May-1995 |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| Sandro Botticelli |
Painter |
1-Mar-1445 |
17-May-1510 |
Florentine early Renaissance painter |
| Edwin Alonzo Boyd |
Criminal |
2-Apr-1914 |
17-May-2002 |
Notorious Canadian bank robber |
| John C. Breckinridge |
Politician |
21-Jan-1821 |
17-May-1875 |
James Buchanan's Vice President |
| René Caillié |
Explorer |
19-Sep-1799 |
17-May-1838 |
First European to return from Timbuktu |
| Catherine I |
Royalty |
15-Apr-1684 |
17-May-1727 |
Empress of Russia, 1725-27 |
| Samuel Clarke |
Philosopher |
11-Oct-1675 |
17-May-1729 |
Newtonian theologian |
| Wilbur J. Cohen |
Government |
10-Jun-1913 |
17-May-1987 |
HEW Secretary, 1968-69 |
| Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer |
Biologist |
24-Feb-1907 |
17-May-2004 |
Ichthyologist discovered Coelacanth |
| Herbert Croly |
Author |
23-Jan-1869 |
17-May-1930 |
The Promise of American Life |
| John Deere |
Business |
7-Feb-1804 |
17-May-1886 |
Invented the self-scouring plow |
| Donald DeFreeze |
Criminal |
16-Nov-1943 |
17-May-1974 |
Symbionese Liberation Army |
| Paul Dukas |
Composer |
1-Oct-1865 |
17-May-1935 |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
| George William Forbes |
Head of State |
12-May-1869 |
17-May-1947 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1930-35 |
| E. Franklin Frazier |
Sociologist |
24-Sep-1894 |
17-May-1962 |
Black Bourgeoisie |
| Frank Gorshin |
Actor |
5-Apr-1933 |
17-May-2005 |
The Riddler in Batman |
| Alan Gowen |
Jazz Musician |
19-Aug-1947 |
17-May-1981 |
Jazz-rock keyboardist |
| Victor Halperin |
Film Director |
24-Aug-1895 |
17-May-1983 |
White Zombie |
| Robert M. Hutchins |
Educator |
17-Jan-1899 |
17-May-1977 |
President, University of Chicago, 1929-51 |
| John Jay |
Judge |
12-Dec-1745 |
17-May-1829 |
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Montagu Love |
Actor |
15-Mar-1877 |
17-May-1943 |
British character actor |
| Gunnar Myrdal |
Economist |
6-Dec-1898 |
17-May-1987 |
Monetary Equilibrium |
| James A. O'Gorman |
Politician |
5-May-1860 |
17-May-1943 |
US Senator from New York, 1911-17 |
| Steve Owen |
Football |
21-Apr-1898 |
17-May-1964 |
NY Giants Head Coach, 1930-53 |
| Lydia Pinkham |
Business |
9-Feb-1819 |
17-May-1883 |
Herbal supplements for "ladies' problems" |
| Frederick A. O. Schwarz |
Business |
18-Oct-1836 |
17-May-1911 |
Founder of FAO Schwarz |
| Charles Maurice de Talleyrand |
Diplomat |
2-Feb-1754 |
17-May-1838 |
Preeminent French diplomat |
| June Taylor |
Dancer |
14-Dec-1917 |
17-May-2004 |
June Taylor Dancers choreographer |
| Lionel Van Deerlin |
Politician |
25-Jul-1914 |
17-May-2008 |
Congressman from California, 1963-81 |
| Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
Guitarist |
3-Feb-1935 |
17-May-1996 |
Gangster of Love |
| Eugen Weber |
Historian |
24-Apr-1925 |
17-May-2007 |
The Western Tradition |
| Lawrence Welk |
Conductor |
11-Mar-1903 |
17-May-1992 |
Big band leader, TV champagne music host |
