Events for May 17May 17, 1870David Octavius Hill, painter and pioneer photographer, died.Read MoreMay 17, 1810Robert Tannahill, Scottish song writer, diedRead MoreMay 17, 1917A new military viceroy, General French, acts on mistaken information that Sinn Féin is implicated in a pro-German plot and has most of the leaders arrestedRead MoreMay 17, 1865Shan Bullock, novelist, is born in Crom, Co. FermanaghRead More
