About the day » Wednesday May 17, 1944Calender converter

• Jacobus Franciscus Nuijten, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
• Albert Derk Bouwman, Veendam († 2022)
• Herbert Bynum Willis († 1990)
• Brigitta Agnes Soei-KjoenTjok Joe, Paramaribo, Suriname († 1973)
• Steenwijk, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1944)
• Iola Lidia Leon, Rauscedo,It († 2001)
• Harm Pieterman, Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland († 2022)
• David Leroy Lince, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• johanna maria hubertina (annie) heijnen, helden († 1948)
• Dick Lentz († 1979)

• Anna Nielsen (78), Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Beatrice Davis (19)
• Arie Klein (55), Schiedam, Nederland
• Berend Ruiter (77), Steenwijk
• Aartje van Bemmel (90), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Apolonia Asselman (85), Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Stolk ( van der Meulen) (79), Voorburg, ZH, Nederland
• Antonie Sulkers (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amram Schwartz, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland
• Adam Hendrik Dudok (46), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

• 1941 » Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
• 1941 » David Cope, American composer and author
• 1942 » Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
• 1943 » Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster († 2004)
• 1943 » Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
• 1944 » Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2014)
• 1945 » B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
• 1945 » Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
• 1946 » Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1947 » Stephen Platten, English bishop

• 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)
• 1947 » George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
• 1951 » William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)
• 1960 » Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
• 1963 » John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)

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

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

• 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
• April 26 » Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
• June 16 » In a gross miscarriage of justice, George Junius Stinney Jr., age 14, becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century after being convicted in a two-hour trial for the rape and murder of two teenage white girls.
• June 22 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
• June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
• November 10 » The ammunition ship USSMount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371.
• November 16 » World War II: Düren, Germany, is destroyed by Allied bombers.

The temperature on May 17, 1944 was between 2.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.