Historical Events
Chinese History
Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme warlord in Canton
- Wilhelm Marx succeeds Hans Luther as Chancellor of Germany
Famous Birthdays
- Cicely Berry, British theatre director (Royal Shakespeare Company)
- David Ogilvy, Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, born in London
- David Young, Lt-Gen/CEO (Cairn Tech)
- Geoffrey Caston, British academic administrator (University of Oxford, 1972-79; Vice-Chancellor of University of the South Pacific, 1983-92), born in London (d. 2018)
- Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother's Keeper), born in Nairobi, Kenya (d. 2009)
About May 17, 1926
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 97 years and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Taurus
