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.

Volodymyr Horbulin

Ukrainian statesman.

Born January 17th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Zaporizhzhia.

Ján Švehlík

Slovak football player and manager.

Born January 17th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Lovča.

Levan Varshalomidze

Georgian politician.

Born January 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Batumi.

Oskar Baum

Czech writer and music educator (1883–1941).

Born January 17th, 1883 in Plzeň. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1941 at 58 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Zhang Rui

Chinese association football player.

Born January 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Yantai.

Sonja Sutter

German actress (1931–2017).

Born January 17th, 1931 in Freiburg im Breisgau. ^[ref]

Died June 2nd, 2017 at 86 years old in Baden. ^[ref]

Arkady Rylov

Russian and soviet painter (1870–1939).

Born January 17th, 1870 in Istobensk.

Died June 22nd, 1939 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Antonio Ortega

Spanish colonel.

Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.

Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (gunshot wound, garrote).

Józef Sebastian Pelczar

Polish bishop, saint of the catholic church (1842-1924).

Born January 17th, 1842 in Korczyna.

Died March 27th, 1924 at 82 years old in Przemyśl.

Ivan Trush

Ukrainian artist (1869-1941).

Born January 17th, 1869 in Brody. ^[ref]

Died March 22nd, 1941 at 72 years old in Lviv.

Sergey Gorodetsky

Russian poet (1884-1967).

Born January 17th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 8th, 1967 at 83 years old in Obninsk.

Michał Witkowski

Polish writer.

Born January 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Wrocław.

Jens Bratlie

13th prime minister of norway (1856–1939).

Born January 17th, 1856 in Nordre Land Municipality. ^[ref]

Died September 15th, 1939 at 83 years old in Oslo.

Jackie Henderson

Scottish footballer (1932-2005).

Born January 17th, 1932 in Bishopbriggs. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 2005 at 73 years old in Poole. ^[ref]

David Torrence

British actor (1864-1951).

Born January 17th, 1864 in Edinburgh.

Died December 26th, 1951 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.

Mile Isaković

Serbian handball player.

Born January 17th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Šabac.

Mahieddine Khalef

Algerian footballer (1944–2024).

Born January 17th, 1944 in Mechra Bel Ksiri.

Died December 10th, 2024 at 80 years old in Algiers. ^[ref]

Hitoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player and manager.

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

Marina Rossell

Catalan recording artist; folk singer.

Born January 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Castellet i la Gornal.

Koji Yamamuro

Japanese gymnast.

Born January 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Koga.

Ali Elkhattabi

Moroccan footballer.

Born January 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Schiedam.