Alfred Polgar

Austrian writer (1873–1955).

Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zurich. ^[ref]

Adolf Berman

Israeli politician (1906–1978).

Born October 17th, 1906 in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Died February 3rd, 1978 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv (carcinoma). ^[ref]

Dhondup Wangchen

Tibetan filmmaker.

Born October 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Hualong Hui Autonomous County.

Taiji Tonoyama

Actor (1915–1989).

Born October 17th, 1915 in Kobe.

Died April 30th, 1989 at 73 years old (cancer).

Zully Moreno

Argentine actress (1920–1999).

Born October 17th, 1920 in Villa Ballester.

Died December 25th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease).

José Eduvigis Díaz

Paraguayan general during the triple alliance war (1833-1867).

Born October 17th, 1833 in Pirayú.

Died February 7th, 1867 at 33 years old in Asunción.

Anne Kremer

Luxembourgian female tennis player.

Born October 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Luxembourg.

Francis Burns

Scottish footballer (born 1948).

Born October 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Glenboig.

Thaddeus H. Caraway

American politician (1871-1931).

Born October 17th, 1871 in Stoddard County.

Died November 6th, 1931 at 60 years old in Little Rock.

Hippolyte Aucouturier

French cyclist (1876–1944).

Born October 17th, 1876 in La Celle.

Died April 22nd, 1944 at 67 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Pablo de Rokha

Chilean writer (1894–1968).

Born October 17th, 1894 in Licantén.

Died September 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in Santiago. ^[ref]

Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi

Pakistani scholar.

Born October 17th, 1927 in Saharanpur.

Died February 21st, 2025 at 97 years old in Karachi. ^[ref]

Isaak Khalatnikov

University teacher at leiden university (1919–2021).

Born October 17th, 1919 in Dnipro.

Died January 9th, 2021 at 101 years old in Chernogolovka. ^[ref]

Angel Wagenstein

Bulgarian film director (1922–2023).

Born October 17th, 1922 in Plovdiv.

Died June 29th, 2023 at 100 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Emanuel Geibel

German poet and playwright (1815–1884).

Born October 17th, 1815 in Lübeck.

Died April 6th, 1884 at 68 years old in Lübeck.

Ayomide Folorunso

Italian athletics competitor.

Born October 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Abeokuta.

Sara Moreira

Portuguese long-distance runner.

Born October 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Santo Tirso.

Agnieszka Korneluk

Polish volleyball player.

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

Jarosław Fojut

Polish association football player.

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

Kiril Dojčinovski

Macedonian footballer (1943–2022).

Born October 17th, 1943 in Skopje.

Died August 10th, 2022 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Anatoly Pristavkin

Russian writer (1931-2008).

Born October 17th, 1931 in Lyubertsy. ^[ref]

Died July 11th, 2008 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa

German chess player (1818–1899).

Born October 17th, 1818 in Berlin.

Died July 27th, 1899 at 80 years old in Osieczna.

Vladimir Voronin

Soviet naval explorer (1890–1952).

Born October 17th, 1890 in Sumsky Posad.

Died October 18th, 1952 at 62 years old in Dikson (stroke).

Jan Kavan

Czech politician.

Born October 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in London. ^[ref]

Vadim Shishimarin

Russian soldier who was the first person to go on trial for war crimes during the 2022 invasion of ukraine.

Born October 17th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Ust-Ilimsk.