Margie Sudre

French politician.

Born October 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Vinh.

Lauren Wilkinson

Canadian rower.

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

Kamandar Madzhidov

Olympic wrestler.

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

Hartmut Weber

German sprinter.

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

Ross Wales

American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Youngstown.

Ritvars Rugins

Latvian association football player.

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

Jørn Sørensen

Danish footballer.

Born October 17th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Tårs.

Maila Talvio

Finnish writer.

Born October 17th, 1871 in Hartola.

Died January 6th, 1951 at 79 years old in Helsinki.

Otakar Jeremiáš

Czech conductor and composer (1892–1962).

Born October 17th, 1892 in Písek.

Died March 5th, 1962 at 69 years old in Prague.

Arno Bieberstein

German swimmer (1886–1918).

Born October 17th, 1886 in Magdeburg.

Died October 4th, 1918 at 31 years old in Magdeburg.