Tatyana Kazankina

Athletics competitor.

Born December 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Petrovsk.

Robert Dornhelm

Austrian filmmaker.

Born December 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Timișoara.

Miroslav Kalousek

Czech politician.

Born December 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Tábor. ^[ref]

Wells Coates

Canadian architect (1895–1958).

Born December 17th, 1895 in Tokyo.

Died June 17th, 1958 at 62 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).

Pierre-Paul Émile Roux

French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.

Born December 17th, 1853 in Confolens.

Died November 3rd, 1933 at 79 years old in Paris.

Gerald Patterson

Australian tennis player (1895–1967).

Born December 17th, 1895 in Melbourne.

Died June 13th, 1967 at 71 years old in Melbourne.

Samuel Påhlsson

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born December 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Ånge.

Wim Schermerhorn

Dutch politician (1894–1977).

Born December 17th, 1894 in Akersloot.

Died March 10th, 1977 at 82 years old in Haarlem.

Hans Henny Jahnn

German expressionist playwright and writer (1894–1959).

Born December 17th, 1894 in Stellingen.

Died November 29th, 1959 at 64 years old in Hamburg.

Erico Verissimo

Brazilian writer (1905–1975).

Born December 17th, 1905 in Cruz Alta.

Died November 28th, 1975 at 69 years old in Porto Alegre (myocardial infarction).