Jari Lipponen

Archer.

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

José Eugenio Hernández

Colombian football manager.

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

Ernesto Azzini

Road bicycle racer (1885-1923).

Born October 17th, 1885 in Rodigo.

Died July 14th, 1923 at 37 years old in Milan.

Oskar Olsen

Norwegian speed skater.

Born October 17th, 1897 in Oslo.

Died December 28th, 1956 at 59 years old in Oslo.

Artur Felfner

Ukrainian athletics competitor.

Born October 17th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Konotop.

Svend Olsen

Danish weightlifter (1908-1980).

Born October 17th, 1908 in Lodbjerg Parish.

Died December 13th, 1980 at 72 years old in Hundested.

Heather McDermid

Canadian rower.

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

Stefani Werremeier

German rower.

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

Pedro González Vera

Chilean footballer.

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

Yu Eto

Japanese association football player.

Born October 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Ōnojō-shi.

Narciso Ventalló

Spanish field hockey player.

Born October 17th, 1940 in Terrassa.

Died December 22nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Terrassa.

Kaito Chida

Japanese association football player.

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

Yoshiro Nakamura

Japanese association football player.

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

Ryoto Higa

Japanese association football player.

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

David O'Keeffe

English academic.

Born October 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ennis.

Tosha Tsang

Canadian rower.

Born October 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Saskatoon.

Princess Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern

Bavarian royal (1870-1958).

Born October 17th, 1870 in Lindau.

Died January 4th, 1958 at 87 years old in Sigmaringen.

Győző Zemplén

Hungarian physicist (1879–1916).

Born October 17th, 1879 in Nagykanizsa.

Died June 29th, 1916 at 36 years old in Asiago. ^[ref]

Javier Moscoso

Spanish politician.

Born October 17th, 1934 in Logroño.

Died July 17th, 2025 at 90 years old in Xàbia. ^[ref]

Cencio Mantovani

Italian cyclist (1941-1989).

Born October 17th, 1941 in Castel d'Ario. ^[ref]

Died October 21st, 1989 at 48 years old in Suzzara.

Reinhold Behr

German fencer.

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

Yoshiki Hiraki

Japanese association football player.

Born October 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Yachimata.

Daiki Hattori

Japanese association football player.

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

Wiktor Gomulicki

Polish author (1848–1919).

Born October 17th, 1848 in Ostrołęka.

Died February 14th, 1919 at 70 years old in Warsaw.

Henri Lemaître

Belgian nuncio.

Born October 17th, 1921 in Mortsel.

Died April 20th, 2003 at 81 years old in Rome.