Famous Birthdays
- George Weinberg, American psychotherapist (coined "homophobia"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- John Davies, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; WR 200m breaststroke 2:34.4 1952), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2020)
- Raymond Hide, geophysicist
About May 17, 1929
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 94 years, 11 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Taurus
