Romano Amerio

Roman catholic theologian (1905–1997).

Born January 17th, 1905 in Lugano.

Died January 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Lugano.

Asbjørn Sennels

Danish footballer (1979–2023).

Born January 17th, 1979 in Brabrand.

Died July 9th, 2023 at 44 years old (small cell carcinoma). ^[ref]

Farrukh Sayfiev

Uzbekistani professional footballer.

Born January 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Samarkand.

Petra Mandula

Hungarian tennis player.

Born January 17th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Budapest.

Edvard Persson

Swedish actor and singer (1888-1957).

Born January 17th, 1888 in Malmö S:t Pauli församling. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 1957 at 69 years old in Jonstorp. ^[ref]

Tomáš Jun

Czech soccer player and soccer representant.

Born January 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Prague.

Florencio Sánchez

Uruguayan playwright, journalist and political figure (1875-1910).

Born January 17th, 1875 in Montevideo.

Died November 7th, 1910 at 35 years old in Milan (tuberculosis).

Natalia Kaczmarek

Polish athlete.

Born January 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Drezdenko.

Jack Wilson

American boxer (1918-1956).

Born January 17th, 1918 in Spencer.

Died March 10th, 1956 at 38 years old in Cleveland.

Manolo

Spanish footballer.

Born January 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Cáceres.