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What Happened on May 17th This Day in History

Year	Name
2014	A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.
2007	Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
2006	The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
2004	The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
2000	Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
1997	Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1995	Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
1994	Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
1992	Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
1990	The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
1987	Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
1984	Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
1983	The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds
1983	Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
1980	General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
1980	On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
1977	Nolan Bushnell opened the first ShowBiz Pizza Place (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.
1974	The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
1974	Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
1973	Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
1969	Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
1967	Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
1954	The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
1943	World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
1940	World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
1939	The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1937	Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.
1933	Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
1915	The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
1914	The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
1902	Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1900	The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
1875	Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).
1865	The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
1863	Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
1859	Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
1814	Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
1814	The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
1809	Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
1805	Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
1792	The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
1760	French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
1756	Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
1673	Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
1648	Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
1642	Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
1590	Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
1536	George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
1536	Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
1527	Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men
1521	Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
1395	Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

Famous People Born on May 17

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Year	Name
1989	Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
1986	Jodie Taylor, English footballer
1990	Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player
1974	Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1982	Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
1983	Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
1926	David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician
1971	Stella Jongmans, Dutch athlete
1970	Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
1768	Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)

Famous People Deaths On May 17

Here is a list of some famous peope who died on May 17. For full list please click on the link above.

Date	Name
2014	Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
2006	Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
1919	Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
2012	Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
1807	John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
1551	Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
1575	Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)
1521	Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
1510	Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (b. 1445)
1801	William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)