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.

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]

Antonio Ortega

Spanish colonel.

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

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

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.