17 May
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 17 May.
On Earth
- 1936 - Swedish author Lars Gustafsson, who were to conduct an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
- 1961 – Singer Enya is born.
- 1981 - The eleventh episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.