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January 17th

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640 Notable birthdays

Aga Zaryan

Polish singer.

Born January 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Warsaw.

Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni

Armenian bishop (1940–2015).

Born January 17th, 1940 in Cairo. [ref]

Died June 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction). [ref]

André-Georges Haudricourt

French academic (1911-1996).

Born January 17th, 1911 in Paris.

Died August 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Paris.

Jaydon Hibbert

Jamaican athlete.

Born January 17th, 2005 (age 21 years).

Patrick Vervoort

Belgian footballer.

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

Cynthia Mamle Morrison

Ghanaian politician.

Born January 17th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Elmina. [ref]

Manuel Barillas

Guatemalan president (1845-1907).

Born January 17th, 1845 in Quetzaltenango.

Died March 15th, 1907 at 62 years old in Mexico City.

Óscar Francisco García Quintela

Spanish association football player.

Born January 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in A Coruña. [ref]

Edvinas Girdvainis

Lithuanian association football player.

Born January 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Klaipėda.

Hippolyte Bellangé

French painter (1800-1866).

Born January 17th, 1800 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 10th, 1866 at 66 years old in Paris.

Tim Sebastian

German footballer.

Born January 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Leipzig.

William Wright

British orientalist and professor (1830–1889).

Born January 17th, 1830 in Bengal.

Died May 22nd, 1889 at 59 years old in Cambridge.

Christophe Riblon

Racing cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Tremblay-en-France.

Asma al-Ghul

Palestinian journalist.

Born January 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Rafah.

Eugene Augustin Lauste

French inventor.

Born January 17th, 1857 in Montmartre.

Died June 27th, 1935 at 78 years old in Montclair.

Toini Gustafsson

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born January 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Suomussalmi.

Jun Azumi

Japanese politician, former nhk reporter.

Born January 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Oshika.

Abdou Traoré

Football player from mali born 1988.

Born January 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Bamako.

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]

François Lenormant

French archaeologist and assyriologist (1837-1883).

Born January 17th, 1837 in Paris.

Died December 9th, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.

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 Sankt Pauli parish. [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.

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