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October 17th

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536 Notable birthdays

Johnny Haynes

English footballer (1934-2005).

Born October 17th, 1934 in London.

Died October 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Edinburgh (traffic collision). [ref]

James Rudolph Garfield

American lawyer and politician (1865–1950).

Born October 17th, 1865 in Hiram. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1950 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C..

Bryan Bertino

American film director and screenwriter.

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

Alexander Gardner

Scottish photographer (1821–1882).

Born October 17th, 1821 in Paisley. [ref]

Died December 10th, 1882 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Tori Matsuzaka

Japanese actor.

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

Natalie Spooner

Canadian ice hockey player.

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

Jim Smith

English footballer (1940-2019).

Born October 17th, 1940 in Sheffield.

Died December 10th, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]

Rico Rodriguez

Jamaican musician (1934–2015).

Born October 17th, 1934 in Havana.

Died September 4th, 2015 at 80 years old in London. [ref]

Luiz Bonfá

Brazilian musician (1922–2001).

Born October 17th, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died January 12th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (prostate cancer).

Maciej Berbeka

Polish mountaineer (1954–2013).

Born October 17th, 1954 in Zakopane.

Died March 6th, 2013 at 58 years old in Broad Peak. [ref]

Virgil Goode

American politician.

Born October 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Richmond.

Tinatin Dalakishvili

Georgian actress.

Born October 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Tbilisi.

Justin Shenkarow

American actor.

Born October 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Torrance.

Adam Marušić

Serbian footballer.

Born October 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Belgrade.

S. C. Jamir

Indian politician.

Born October 17th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Ungma.

Maximilian Beier

German footballer (born 2002).

Born October 17th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Richard Connell

American author and journalist (1893-1949).

Born October 17th, 1893 in Poughkeepsie.

Died November 22nd, 1949 at 56 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Ken Morrow

American ice hockey player.

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

Isaiah Todd

American basketball player.

Born October 17th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Baltimore.

Nathalie Tauziat

French tennis player.

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

Anthony Gill

American basketball player (1992-).

Born October 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Charlotte.

Yakov Pavlov

Hero of the soviet union (1917-1981).

Born October 17th, 1917 in Valdaysky District.

Died September 29th, 1981 at 63 years old in Veliky Novgorod.

Venus Terzo

Canadian actress.

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

Herbert Howells

English composer, organist, and teacher.

Born October 17th, 1892 in Gloucestershire.

Died February 23rd, 1983 at 90 years old in Putney.

Robert Lansing

American politician (1864-1928).

Born October 17th, 1864 in Watertown.

Died October 30th, 1928 at 64 years old in New York City.

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