Mak Dizdar

Bosnian and yugoslav poet (1917–1971).

Born October 17th, 1917 in Stolac.

Died July 14th, 1971 at 53 years old in Sarajevo.

Lars Hirschfeld

Canadian soccer player.

Born October 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Edmonton.

Marina Salas

Catalan actress.

Born October 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Cornellà de Llobregat.

Lucjan Żeligowski

Polish officer (1865-1947).

Born October 17th, 1865 in Ašmiany.

Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.

Yelyzaveta Yasko

Ukrainian politician.

Born October 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Kyiv.

Alexander Ustyugov

Russian actor, musician, film and stage director.

Born October 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Ekibastuz.

Elliot Grandin

French footballer (born 1987).

Born October 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Caen.

Alejandra Valencia

Mexican archer.

Born October 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Hermosillo.

William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

British politician (1859-1942).

Born October 17th, 1859 in London.

Died February 26th, 1942 at 82 years old in London.

Alexandru Mățel

Romanian footballer.

Born October 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Constanța.

Sophia Hayden Bennett

American architect (1868–1953).

Born October 17th, 1868 in Santiago. ^[ref]

Died February 3rd, 1953 at 84 years old in Winthrop (pneumonia).

Alexandros Nikolaidis

Greek taekwondo athlete (1979–2022).

Born October 17th, 1979 in Thessaloniki.

Died October 14th, 2022 at 42 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer). ^[ref]

Stephen Wooldridge

Australian cyclist (1977–2017).

Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.

Died August 14th, 2017 at 39 years old ^[ref]

Ferenc Deák

Hungarian politician (1803-1876).

Born October 17th, 1803 in Söjtör.

Died January 29th, 1876 at 72 years old in Budapest (cardiovascular disease).

Javier Güemez

Mexican association football player.

Born October 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Culiacán.

Burton

Finnish keyboardist.

Born October 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Helsinki.

Mirza Nasrullah Khan

First iranian prime minister (1840-1907).

Born October 17th, 1840 in Nain.

Died September 13th, 1907 at 66 years old in Tehran.

Roderic O'Conor

Irish artist (1860-1940).

Born October 17th, 1860 in Castleplunket.

Died March 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Nueil-sur-Layon.

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Soviet-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2001).

Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoriia.

Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.

David Timor

Spanish footballer.

Born October 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Carcaixent.

Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam

Greenlandic politician, member of the folketing.

Born October 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Hillerød. ^[ref]

Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves

Brazilian footballer.

Born October 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Ribeirão Preto.

Charles Ragon de Bange

French army officer (1833–1914).

Born October 17th, 1833 in Balignicourt.

Died July 9th, 1914 at 80 years old in Le Chesnay.

David Samuel Margoliouth

British orientalist (1858–1940).

Born October 17th, 1858 in London.

Died March 22nd, 1940 at 81 years old in London.

Giulio Gavotti

Italian air force officer (1882–1939).

Born October 17th, 1882 in Genoa.

Died October 6th, 1939 at 56 years old in Rome.