May 17th (1947) was a Saturday. It's the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 228 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on May 17 in 1947
» Andrew Latimer, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Camel (band) named Camel)
» Stephen Platten, English bishop
» Ronald Poppo, American cannibal victim
May 17th Famous Deaths for 1947
» George Forbes (New Zealand politician) called George Forbes, New Zealand politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
May 17th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Malaysia or Birthday of the Raja (Perlis)
» Christian feast day:
» Paschal Baylon
» William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Restituta
» May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Constitution Day (Nauru)
» Norwegian Constitution Day called Constitution Day (Norway)
» Earliest date on which Trinity Sunday can fall, while June 20 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. (Western Christianity)
» Galician Literature Day or 'Día das Letras Galegas' (Galicia (Spain) known as Galicia)
» International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia aka IDAHO
» Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
» Great Famine (Ireland) e.g National Famine Memorial Day (Ireland)