Historical Events
- KVP Labor/Communists win 1st post-WW2 Dutch parliamentary elections
- US President Harry Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike
Famous Birthdays
- F. Paul Wilson, American horror and sci-fi novelist (Repairman Jack), and medical doctor, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sinaida Turchina, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
- Udo Lindenberg, German musician, born in Gronau, Westphalia
About May 17, 1946
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 77 years and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus
