May 17

Happy Birthday RIP Dennis Hopper(1936–2010) ; William "Bill" Paxton–61 Robert "Bob" Saget–60 "Sugar " Ray Leonard–60 Craig Ferguson–54 Eithne Ní Bhraonáin("Enya")–55 Tabatha Coffey–47 Derek Hough–31 ; 1954 – the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.