Born:
Idi Amin, born in Uganda, military dictator, president of Uganda, assumed role of Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, attempted to annex Kagera, Tanzania
More Notable Birthdays on May 17: 1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete
1955 - Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies
1945 - George Miller, born in Richmond, California, Representative-D-California 1975 -
1936 - Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider
1912 - Archibald Cox, special prosecutor, Watergate
