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17 May 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
No items available.
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
1994 - Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriterFilipino singer (born 1994)
Born
1991 - Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis playerBritish tennis player (born 1991)
Born
1991 - Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey playerCanadian field hockey player
Born
1990 - Will Clyburn, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
Born
1990 - Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league playerNew Zealand rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby union player (born 1933)English cricketer (1933–2026)
Died
2024 - Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)American World War II flying ace (1922–2024)
Died
2024 - Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)New Zealand rugby union footballer (1943–2024)
Died
2022 - Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)Greek composer and musician (1943–2022)
Died
2020 - Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (born 1964)American musician (1964–2020)
Died
2017 - Todor Veselinović, Serbian football player and manager (born 1930)Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player (1930–2017)
Died
2015 - Lionel Pickens, American rapper (born 1983)American rapper (1983–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
67.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.0 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
27.07 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Virgo
18.99 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.