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).

Anne Kremer

Luxembourgian female tennis player.

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

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]