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October 17th

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536 Notable birthdays

Andrei Grechko

Soviet marshal.

Born October 17th, 1903 in Rostov-on-Don, Kuybyshevo.

Died April 26th, 1976 at 72 years old in Moscow.

Jahnu Barua

Indian film director.

Born October 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Sivasagar.

Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba

Spanish noble (1878–1953).

Born October 17th, 1878 in Switzerland, Madrid. [ref]

Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]

Gina Alice Stiebitz

German actress.

Born October 17th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Berlin.

Saki Kumagai

Japanese association football player.

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

Les Murray

Australian poet and critic (1938-2019).

Born October 17th, 1938 in Nabiac.

Died April 29th, 2019 at 80 years old in Taree. [ref]

Ivan Dorn

Ukrainian singer and actor.

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

Bernard Mensah

Ghanaian association football player.

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

R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

Indian businessman (1892–1953).

Born October 17th, 1892 in Coimbatore.

Died March 5th, 1953 at 60 years old in Coimbatore.

Anton Miranchuk

Russian association football player (born 1995).

Born October 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Slavyansk-na-Kubani.

A. S. Neill

Scottish educator and theorist (1883-1973).

Born October 17th, 1883 in Forfar.

Died September 23rd, 1973 at 89 years old in Aldeburgh.

Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia

Russian prince (1896-1978).

Born October 17th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Znamenka Palace.

Died October 23rd, 1978 at 82 years old in Rome.

Sarah Bouhaddi

French footballer.

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

Wiska

Ukrainian pornographic actress.

Born October 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Gomel. [ref]

Kevin Lisbie

Jamaican-english footballer (born 1978).

Born October 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London.

Guéla Doué

Ivorian and french footballer.

Born October 17th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Angers. [ref]

Manu Trigueros

Spanish footballer.

Born October 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Talavera de la Reina.

Der Scutt

American architect and designer (1934–2010).

Born October 17th, 1934 in Manhattan.

Died March 14th, 2010 at 75 years old in Manhattan (liver disease). [ref]

Ryan McGinley

Photographer (born 1977).

Born October 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Ramsey. [ref]

Ayaz Sadiq

Pakistani politician.

Born October 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Lahore.

Marcelo Arévalo

Salvadorian tennis player.

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

Marius Copil

Romanian tennis player.

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

Marian Marsh

Actress (1913-2006).

Born October 17th, 1913 in Trinidad.

Died November 9th, 2006 at 93 years old in Palm Desert (disease). [ref]

Yekaterina Gamova

Russian olympic volleyball player.

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

Karl Gordon Henize

American astronomer (1926-1993).

Born October 17th, 1926 in Cincinnati.

Died October 5th, 1993 at 66 years old in Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal) (myocardial infarction, high altitude pulmonary edema).

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