Who died on May 17

107 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 17, including Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei), Al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph), Emperor Go-Fushimi. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

60 documented historical events happened on May 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An outnumbered Wallachian army repulsed invading Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rovine. On the same day, in another year: Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himself executed for treason against King Henry VIII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.