What day of the week was May 17, 1974?

The day of the week May 17th, 1974 fell on was a Friday.

Ernest Nash the German-American photographer (b. 1898) died on this day in 1974.

The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan the Republic of Ireland. It is the deadliest attack of the Troubles and the deadliest terrorist attack in the Republic's history. There are allegations that British state forces were involved. Police in Los Angeles the California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.