Robert van der Horst

Dutch field hockey player.

Born October 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Eindhoven.

Samuel Slovák

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach.

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

Elisabeth Chaplin

French painter (1890-1982).

Born October 17th, 1890 in Fontainebleau.

Died January 28th, 1982 at 91 years old in Florence.

Giacomo Mari

Italian footballer and manager (1924–1991).

Born October 17th, 1924 in Vescovato.

Died October 16th, 1991 at 66 years old in Cremona.

Nikolai Nadezhdin

Russian literary critic and ethnographer (1804–1856).

Born October 17th, 1804 in Beloomut.

Died January 23rd, 1856 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Deng Yawen

Chinese bmx rider (born 2005).

Born October 17th, 2005 (age 20 years) in Luzhou.

Kim U-gil

North korean boxer.

Born October 17th, 1949 (age 76 years).

Jakov Filipović

Association football player.

Born October 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Osijek.

Tommaso Caputo

Roman catholic archbishop from italy.

Born October 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Afragola.

Belal Mansoor Ali

Athletics competitor.

Born October 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Kenya.

Ignác Alpár

Hungarian architect (1855-1928).

Born October 17th, 1855 in Pest.

Died April 27th, 1928 at 72 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).

Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso

Argentine association football player.

Born October 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Azul.

Junichi Miyashita

Japanese swimmer, tarento.

Born October 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Kagoshima.

Olaf Fønss

Danish actor (1882-1949).

Born October 17th, 1882 in Aarhus.

Died November 3rd, 1949 at 67 years old in Copenhagen.

Franz Ehrle

Catholic cardinal (1845-1934).

Born October 17th, 1845 in Isny im Allgäu.

Died March 31st, 1934 at 88 years old in Rome.

Hans Haas

Austrian weightlifter (1906-1973).

Born October 17th, 1906 in Vienna.

Died May 14th, 1973 at 66 years old

Marion Rolland

French alpine skier.

Born October 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Saint-Martin-d'Hères.

Ján Krošlák

Slovak tennis player.

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

Luc Terlinden

Belgian catholic bishop.

Born October 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Etterbeek.

Tarnee White

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, world champion.

Born October 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Redcliffe Peninsula.

René Botteron

Swiss footballer.

Born October 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Glarus.

Annie Borckink

Dutch speed skater.

Born October 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Eibergen.

Nikolay Kamenskiy

Soviet ski jumper (1931-2017).

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

Died July 21st, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Yoro Diakité

Malian politician and military figure (1932–1973).

Born October 17th, 1932 in Mali.

Died July 20th, 1973 at 40 years old in Taoudenni.

Federico Gastón Fernández

Argentine handball player.

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