Klaus Täuber

German football player and manager (1958–2023).

Born January 17th, 1958 in Erlangen.

Died July 1st, 2023 at 65 years old ^[ref]

Pauls Stradiņš

Latvian physician (1896–1958).

Born January 17th, 1896 in Viesīte.

Died August 14th, 1958 at 62 years old in Riga.

Zlatko Papec

Croatian footballer (1934-2013).

Born January 17th, 1934 in Zagreb.

Died February 3rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Split.

Simon Gougnard

Belgian international field hockey player.

Born January 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Nivelles.

Evgeny Ketov

Russian ice hockey player.

Born January 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Gubakha.

Lutz Heßlich

East german racing cyclist.

Born January 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Ortrand.

Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum

Iraqi ayatollah-politician (1927-2015).

Born January 17th, 1927 in Najaf.

Died April 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Najaf.

Mingote

Spanish cartoonist and writer (1919-2012).

Born January 17th, 1919 in Sitges.

Died April 3rd, 2012 at 93 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Heini Hemmi

Swiss alpine skier.

Born January 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Churwalden.

Maria Kondratieva

Russian female tennis player.

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