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January 17th
640 Notable birthdays
Daniel Brandenstein
Retired american astronaut and test pilot.
Born January 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Watertown.
Charlie Mitten
Footballer and manager (1921–2002).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Yangon.
Died January 17th, 2002 at 81 years old in Stockport. [ref]
Santiago Colombatto
Argentinian association football player.
Born January 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Ucacha.
Sammy Angott
American boxer (1915-1980).
Born January 17th, 1915 in Washington.
Died October 22nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Cleveland.
Martin Harlinghausen
German general (1902-1986).
Born January 17th, 1902 in Rheda.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Gütersloh.
Andreas Hanche-Olsen
Norwegian association football player.
Born January 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Bodø.
A. B. Frost
American artist; (1851-1928).
Born January 17th, 1851 in Philadelphia.
Died June 22nd, 1928 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
James Petras
American sociologist.
Born January 17th, 1937 in Lynn.
Died January 17th, 2026 at 89 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Antoine Diot
French professional basketball player.
Born January 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Nikolay Zhukovsky
Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics.
Born January 17th, 1847 in Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1921 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Walter Eucken
German economist (1891–1950).
Born January 17th, 1891 in Jena.
Died March 20th, 1950 at 59 years old in London.
George S. Houston
American politician, alabama (1811-1879).
Born January 17th, 1811 in Franklin.
Died December 31st, 1879 at 68 years old in Athens (heart disease). [ref]
Andrea Antonelli
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born January 17th, 1988 in Castiglione del Lago.
Died July 21st, 2013 at 25 years old in Moscow Raceway (traffic collision). [ref]
Ralph H. Fowler
English physicist (1889-1944).
Born January 17th, 1889 in Roydon.
Died July 28th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cambridge.
Geraldine L. Richmond
American chemist and physicist.
Born January 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Salina.
Abdelwahab Meddeb
French-tunisian writer, poet and radio personality (1946-2014).
Born January 17th, 1946 in Tunis.
Died November 6th, 2014 at 68 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Oscar Apfel
Actor, film director (1878-1938).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens
Archbishop of athens and all greece (1939–2008).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Xanthi.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 69 years old in Psychiko (liver cancer). [ref]
Moshe Carmel
Israeli politician (1911-2003).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Mińsk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv.
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