About the day » Sunday May 17, 1931Calender converter

• Benedictus Lamot, Nederland († 1986)
• Charles Adolf Böck, Rembang, Ned. Indië
• Berend de Groot, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 2024)
• Cornelia│Corry de Vreugd, Katwijk († 2015)
• Charles William Gatz***, Kansas († 2001)
• Emile SCHEPMANS, Geetbets,3450,Brabant Flamand,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 2016)
• August Verplancke, Westkerke († 2002)
• "Christian" Jean Marie du Moulin de la Bretèche, Mardilly, Orne, France († 2016)
• Cornelia (Neeltje) Elizabeth Manintveld, Oostvoorne († 2004)
• Beulah Torince Holman, Texas, United States († 1931)

• Alida Petronella Beentjes (0), Velsen
• Anna Catharina Haenen (74), Bilzen, Limburg, Belgie
• Alphons Henricus Wilhelmus Delsing (3), Roermond
• Adrianus Cornelis Marinus Pols (57), Rotterdam
• Jacoba de Vries (88), Gauw
• Anna Maria HUBRECHTS (66), Bilzen (Limburg) (B)
• Adriana Snelleman (62), Krimpen aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Johanna Helmink (63), Steenderen, Niederlande
• Aike Hietkamp (36), Hoogeveen
• Alida Petronella Beentjes (0), Heemskerk

• 1929 » Branko Zebec, Yugoslav football player and coach († 1988)
• 1931 » Dewey Redman, American saxophonist († 2006)
• 1931 » Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate († 1997)
• 1932 » Peter Burge, Australian cricketer († 2001)
• 1932 » Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
• 1933 » Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower († 2002)
• 1934 » Earl Morrall, American football player and coach († 2014)
• 1934 » Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician
• 1934 » Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Inc.
• 1935 » Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1994)

• 1917 » Clara Ayres, American nurse (b. 1880)
• 1919 » Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
• 1927 » Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
• 1934 » Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
• January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
• March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
• March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
• March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
• May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
• October 17 » Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.

The temperature on May 17, 1931 was between 10.5 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 20.9 mm of rain during 8.8 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.