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May 22, 2017

On May 22, 2017, twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.

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On May 22, 2017

  1. 2017 Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.

    American singer and actress (born 1993)

    Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her four-octave vocal range, which extends into the whistle register, she is an influential figure in popular music. Publications such as Rolling Stone and Billboard have deemed Grande one of the greatest artists in history, while Time included her on its list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2016 and 2019.

  2. 2017 United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.

    President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

    Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

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Died on May 22, 2017

Nicky Hayden American motorcycle racer

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