Abdelmunim al-Rifai

Jordanian politician (1917–1985).

Born February 23rd, 1917 in Tyre.

Died October 17th, 1985 at 68 years old in Amman.

Frans Gommers

Belgian footballer (1917-1996).

Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.

Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old

Nils Täpp

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born October 27th, 1917 in Malung.

Died October 23rd, 2000 at 82 years old in Malung.

Ferenc Pataki

Hungarian gymnast (1917–1988).

Born September 18th, 1917 in Budapest.

Died April 25th, 1988 at 70 years old in Budapest.

Lassi Parkkinen

Finnish speed skater (1917-1994).

Born May 8th, 1917 in Varkaus.

Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Espoo.

Donald Hawgood

Canoe racer (1917–2010).

Born March 20th, 1917 in Toronto.

Died July 8th, 2010 at 93 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Gösta Andersson

Wrestler (1917-1975).

Born February 15th, 1917 in Selångers parish.

Died September 12th, 1975 at 58 years old in Sundsvall.

Hirokazu Ninomiya

Japanese association football player and manager (1917–2000).

Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Died March 7th, 2000 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Yevgeny Lopatin

Soviet weightlifter (1917–2011).

Born December 26th, 1917 in Balashov.

Died July 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Elza Radziņa

Latvian actress (1917–2005).

Born February 3rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.

Died August 18th, 2005 at 88 years old in Riga.

Christian von Bülow

Danish sailor (1917–2002).

Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.

Died January 13th, 2002 at 84 years old

Amelia Piccinini

Italian athletics competitor (1917–1979).

Born January 17th, 1917 in Alessandria.

Died April 3rd, 1979 at 62 years old in Turin.

Julian Creus

British weightlifter (1917–1992).

Born June 30th, 1917 in Liverpool.

Died September 9th, 1992 at 75 years old in Granville.

Jean Lucas

Racecar driver (1917–2003).

Born April 25th, 1917 in Le Mans.

Died September 27th, 2003 at 86 years old in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.

Carl Forssell

Fencer (1917-2005).

Born October 25th, 1917 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. ^[ref]

Died November 28th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ängelholm.

Käthe Grasegger

Alpine skier (1917–2001).

Born June 19th, 1917 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Died August 28th, 2001 at 84 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Francisco Sosa

Paraguayan footballer.

Born October 4th, 1917 (age 108 years) in Paraguay.

Karl Frei

Gymnast (1917-2011).

Born March 8th, 1917 in Regensdorf.

Died June 18th, 2011 at 94 years old in Schlieren. ^[ref]

Odd Lundberg

Speed skater (1917–1983).

Born October 3rd, 1917 in Brandbu.

Died March 7th, 1983 at 65 years old in Oslo.

Dezső Lemhényi

Hungarian water polo player and coach (1917–2003).

Born December 9th, 1917 in Budapest.

Died December 4th, 2003 at 85 years old in Budapest.

Clemente Fracassi

Italian film producer (1917–1993).

Born March 5th, 1917 in Vescovato.

Died February 2nd, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome.

Joseph Nelis

Belgian association football player (1917-1994).

Born April 1st, 1917 in Tutbury.

Died April 12th, 1994 at 77 years old

Bernice Lapp

American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1917–2010).

Born September 11th, 1917 in North Plainfield.

Died September 8th, 2010 at 92 years old in Edison. ^[ref]

Bianco Bianchi

Italian cyclist.

Born April 6th, 1917 in Quarrata. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 1997 at 80 years old in Livorno.

Verné Lesche

Speed skater from finland (1917-2002).

Born October 11th, 1917 in Helsinki.

Died April 21st, 2002 at 84 years old in Kongsberg.