Yakiv Holovatsky

Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888).

Born October 17th, 1814 in Chepeli.

Died May 13th, 1888 at 73 years old in Vilnius.

Emma Samuelsson

Fencer.

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

Fred Church

American actor (1889-1983).

Born October 17th, 1889 in Ames.

Died January 7th, 1983 at 93 years old in Blythe (myocardial infarction).

Toshihiro Matsushita

Japanese association football player.

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

Alfred Des Cloizeaux

French mineralogist (1817-1897).

Born October 17th, 1817 in Beauvais.

Died May 6th, 1897 at 79 years old in Paris.

Tomokazu Nagira

Japanese association football player.

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

Veronika Bauer

Olympic freestyle skier.

Born October 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Toronto.

Cameron Baerg

Canadian rower.

Born October 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Saskatoon.

Jin Ziwei

Chinese rower.

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

Noureddine Kacemi

Moroccan footballer.

Born October 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Mohammedia.

Maria Vicol

Romanian fencer (1935–2015).

Born October 17th, 1935 in Bucharest.

Died March 13th, 2015 at 79 years old in Sydney. ^[ref]

Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic

Bulgarian chess player (born 1987).

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

Fernand Foureau

French explorer, colonial administrator, and governor of martinique from 1908 to 1913 (1850 – 1914).

Born October 17th, 1850 in Saint-Barbant.

Died January 17th, 1914 at 63 years old in Paris.

Federico Colbertaldo

Swimmer.

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

Karl Karmarsch

German chemist, educator, and technologist (1803–1879).

Born October 17th, 1803 in Vienna.

Died March 24th, 1879 at 75 years old in Hanover.

Rodolfo Terlizzi

Fencer (1896–1971).

Born October 17th, 1896 in Florence.

Died July 11th, 1971 at 74 years old in Florence.

Bernd Olbricht

East german canoe racer.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gnoien.

Anastasia Golovina

Moldovan-bulgarian physician.

Born October 17th, 1850 in Chișinău.

Died March 5th, 1933 at 82 years old in Varna.

Alain Eyobo

Cameroonian footballer.

Born October 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Douala.

Martin Roos

Roman catholic bishop.

Born October 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Satchinez.

Anca Pătrășcoiu

Swimmer.

Born October 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Baia Mare.

Alexander Tschirch

Swiss pharmacist (1856–1939).

Born October 17th, 1856 in Guben.

Died December 2nd, 1939 at 83 years old in Bern.

Marek Seweryn

Weightlifter.

Born October 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Katowice.

Göran Färm

Politician.

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

John Lemoinne

French politician (1815-1892).

Born October 17th, 1815 in London.

Died December 13th, 1892 at 77 years old in Paris.