Historical Events
- Dutch government of Drees resigns
Famous Birthdays
- Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
Famous Deaths
- Alan Fairfax, cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies
- Camilla Wedgwood, English anthropologist (Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides), dies of cancer at 54
- Francesco Balilla Pratella, Italian composer, dies at 75
- Leslie Hylton, Jamaican cricketer and West Indies fast bowler, executed and hanged for murder at 50
1955 Highlights
About May 17, 1955
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 67 years
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett
#1 Song: Stranger In Paradise - 
