Zhao Ziyang

Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (ccp).

Born October 17th, 1919 in Hua County. ^[ref]

Died January 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Beijing (stroke). ^[ref]

Aimo Koivunen

Finnish soldier.

Born October 17th, 1917 in Alastaro.

Died August 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Jyväskylä.

Vincent Van Patten

American actor and tennis player.

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

Jamal Adams

American football player (born 1995).

Born October 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Lewisville.

Sharon Leal

American actress and singer.

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

Dwight Gayle

English association football player.

Born October 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Walthamstow. ^[ref]

Ernie Els

South african professional golfer.

Born October 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Johannesburg.

Rob Marshall

American film and theatre director and producer.

Born October 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Madison.

Beverly Garland

American actress (1926–2008).

Born October 17th, 1926 in Santa Cruz.

Died December 5th, 2008 at 82 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). ^[ref]

Doug McMillon

American entrepreneur, executive, ceo of walmart.

Born October 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Jonesboro.

Graça Machel

Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician.

Born October 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Portuguese Mozambique.

Ben Rothwell

American mixed martial artist.

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

Chuka Umunna

British politician and lawyer (born 1978).

Born October 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London. ^[ref]

Jerry Siegel

American co-creator of superman.

Born October 17th, 1914 in Cleveland.

Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Pino Palladino

Welsh bassist.

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

Paul Anderson

American weightlifter (1932–1994).

Born October 17th, 1932 in Toccoa.

Died August 15th, 1994 at 61 years old in Vidalia (nephritis).

Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022).

Born October 17th, 1917 in Chicago.

Died September 7th, 2022 at 104 years old in Sherman Oaks. ^[ref]

Queen Naija

American r&b singer.

Born October 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Ypsilanti.

Carol S. Dweck

American psychologist.

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

Sam Bottoms

American actor (1955–2008).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.

Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia

Duchess consort of saxe-coburg and gotha (1853–1920).

Born October 17th, 1853 in Pushkin.

Died October 24th, 1920 at 67 years old in Zurich.

René Dif

Danish musician and actor (1967-).

Born October 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Shatta Wale

Ghanaian reggae-dancehall artist.

Born October 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Accra. ^[ref]

Randall Munroe

American cartoonist, author and engineer.

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

Graeme Le Saux

English footballer (born 1968).

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