Zororo Makamba

Zimbabwean journalist.

Born January 17th, 1990 in Harare. ^[ref]

Died March 23rd, 2020 at 30 years old in Harare (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Antanas Baranauskas

Lithuanian poet, mathematician and bishop (1835–1902).

Born January 17th, 1835 in Anykščiai.

Died November 26th, 1902 at 67 years old in Sejny.

Edna Wallace Hopper

American actress (1872–1959).

Born January 17th, 1874 in San Francisco.

Died December 14th, 1959 at 85 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).

Blaž Blagotinšek

Slovenian handball player.

Born January 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Celje.

Daniel Diges

Spanish musician and actor.

Born January 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Alcalá de Henares.

Josip Sesar

Croatian basketball player.

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

Sakae Ōsugi

Japanese anarchist (1885–1923).

Born January 17th, 1885 in Marugame.

Died September 16th, 1923 at 38 years old in Tokyo.

Amos Pieper

German association football player.

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

Ludwig Windthorst

German politician (1812-1891).

Born January 17th, 1812 in Ostercappeln.

Died March 14th, 1891 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).

Ricardo Cabanas

Swiss footballer.

Born January 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Zurich.

Dewa Shigetō

Japanese admiral.

Born January 17th, 1856 in Aizu.

Died January 27th, 1930 at 74 years old in Tokyo.

Darío Franco

Argentine footballer and manager.

Born January 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Cruz Alta.

Jaime Rodríguez Jiménez

Salvadoran footballer.

Born January 17th, 1959 in San Salvador. ^[ref]

Died September 14th, 2025 at 66 years old in United States (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Marjorie Gateson

American actress (1891-1977).

Born January 17th, 1891 in Brooklyn.

Died April 17th, 1977 at 86 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Louis Couturat

French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914).

Born January 17th, 1868 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died August 3rd, 1914 at 46 years old in Ris-Orangis (traffic collision).

Karlo Muhar

Croatian footballer.

Born January 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Zagreb.

Meto Jovanovski

Macedonian actor.

Born January 17th, 1946 in Pančarevo.

Died November 16th, 2023 at 77 years old in Skopje. ^[ref]

Fidan Doğan

Kurdish activist.

Born January 17th, 1982 in Elbistan district. ^[ref]

Died January 10th, 2013 at 30 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).

Thierry Ascione

French tennis player.

Born January 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Villeurbanne.

Claude Guéant

French politician and official.

Born January 17th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Vimy.

Bozhidar Andreev

Bulgarian weightlifter.

Born January 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Sliven.

Vasily Radlov

German-born russian turkologist and ethnographer (1837-1918).

Born January 17th, 1837 in Berlin.

Died May 12th, 1918 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Gabriella Pescucci

Italian costume designer.

Born January 17th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Rosignano Solvay.

Ingeborg Hochmair

Austrian electrical engineer.

Born January 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Vienna.

Saratu Gidado

Nigerian actress.

Born January 17th, 1968 in Gombe State.

Died April 9th, 2024 at 56 years old in Kano State. ^[ref]