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May 17: Day of the Week
May 17, 2024 is the 138th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 228 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 17 Historical Event(s)
1536
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
1805
Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
1849
A large fire nearly burns St. Louis, Missouri to the ground.
1900
Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.
1902
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1933
Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
1954
The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
1969
Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
1973
Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
1983
Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Who were born on May 17?
1844
Julius Wellhausen, German biblical scholar (d. 1918)
1895
Saul Adler FRS, Russian-born British-Israeli expert on parasitology (d. 1966)
1947
Andrew Latimer, English musician (Camel (band))
1956
Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist
1960
Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
1964
David Eigenberg, American actor
1981
Lim Jeong Hee, Korean singer
1985
Matt Ryan, American football player
1989
Kris Bernal, Filipina actress
1989
Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
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