On This Day - May 17th 1849 – Significant part of St. Louis, Missouri destroyed by fire.
On This Day - May 17th 1875 – The first Kentucky Derby is won by Aristides.
On This Day - May 17th 1900 – The Siege of Mafeking is lifted.
On This Day - May 17th 1915 – The last Liberal Party government falls in Britain.
On This Day - May 17th 1974 – Thirty-three people are killed by terrorist bombings in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.
On This Day - May 17th 1995 – Jacques Chirac takes office as President of France.
On This Day - May 17th 2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 17th 1749 – Edward Jenner, English medical researcher (d. 1823)
Born On This Day - May 17th 1911 – Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (d. 1998)
Born On This Day - May 17th 1935 – Dennis Potter, English writer (d. 1994)
Born On This Day - May 17th 1936 – Today is the birthday of Dennis Hopper, American actor and director.
Born On This Day - May 17th 1945 – Today is the birthday of Tony Roche, Australian tennis player.
Born On This Day - May 17th 1956 – Today is the birthday of Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer.
Born On This Day - May 17th 1961 – Today is the birthday of Enya, Irish singer and songwriter.
Born On This Day - May 17th 1972 – Today is the birthday of Busta Rhymes, American Rapper.
Born On This Day - May 17th 1974 – Today is the birthday of Andrea Corr, Irish singer.
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