May 17

Events

• 1999: The Revolutionary Organisation 17 November launch a rocket attack on the German Ambassador's residence in retaliation for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
• 2000: Stephen Saunders, the British defense attache is murdered by the Revolutionary Organisation 17 November while stopped in traffic in Filothei.

Sports

• 1978: AEK humble Olympiakos 6-1 in the semifinal of the Greek Football Cup. Thomas Mavros scores 3 goals, Dusan Bajevic, Tasos Konstantinou and Takis Nikoloudis the other 3.
• 1987: Panathinaikos suffer their worst home defeat ever at the hands of Ethnikos Piraeus 3-6.
• 1998: Stelios Manolas plays his last game as AEK defeat SKODA Xanthi.

Births

• 1891: Napoleon Zervas, Greek resistance leader
• 1943: Viki Moscholiou, singer
• 1964: Stratos Apostolakis, footballer