Events for May 17May 17, 1870David Octavius Hill, painter and pioneer photographer, died.Read MoreMay 17, 1880Charles Stewart Parnell is elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary PartyRead MoreMay 17, 1938The Marquess of Bute sold half of the city of Cardiff for £20 million, at that time the biggest-ever British property dealRead MoreMay 17, 1865Shan Bullock, novelist, is born in Crom, Co. FermanaghRead More
