Who Was Born Today – May 17 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 17 | ||
1444 | Sandro Botticelli, painter (The Birth of Venus). | |
1749 | Edward Jenner, physician. | |
1836 | Joseph Norman Lockyer, British astonomer, discovered helium. | |
1866 | Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer. | |
1900 | Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader. | |
1903 | James “Cool Papa” Bell, baseball player. | |
1912 | Archibald Cox, special prosecutor in the Watergate hearings, fired by President Nixon. |