Gilbert Gress

Footballer.

Born December 17th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Strasbourg.

Zeng Liansong

Economist, designer of the flag of the people's republic of china.

Born December 17th, 1917 in Rui'an.

Died October 19th, 1999 at 81 years old in Shanghai.

Desire Oparanozie

Nigerian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Owerri.

Sotiris Kaiafas

Cypriot footballer.

Born December 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Mia Milia.

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Icelandic writer.

Born December 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Reykjavík.

Phoebe Palmer

American evangelist and writer (1807–1874).

Born December 17th, 1807 in New York City.

Died November 2nd, 1874 at 66 years old in New York City.

Kriangsak Chamanan

Thai politician (1917-2003).

Born December 17th, 1917 in Samut Sakhon.

Died December 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in Bangkok.

André Hansen

Norwegian association football player.

Born December 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Oslo.

Alexander Beliavsky

Ukrainian and slovenian chess player.

Born December 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Lviv.

Otto Schott

German chemist, glass technologist, and inventor (1851–1935).

Born December 17th, 1851 in Witten.

Died August 27th, 1935 at 83 years old in Jena.

Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia

Prussian prince (1891–1927).

Born December 17th, 1891 in Jagdschloss Glienicke.

Died July 6th, 1927 at 35 years old in Lucerne (horse fall).

Rahşan Ecevit

Turkish statesperson (1923–2020).

Born December 17th, 1923 in Bursa.

Died January 17th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Moriz Rosenthal

Polish pianist.

Born December 17th, 1862 in Lviv.

Died September 3rd, 1946 at 83 years old in New York City.

Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of saxe-meiningen from 1803 to 1866.

Born December 17th, 1800 in Meiningen.

Died December 3rd, 1882 at 81 years old in Meiningen.

Hamilton Harty

Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist.

Born December 17th, 1880 in Royal Hillsborough.

Died February 19th, 1941 at 60 years old in Hove.

Walter Crickmer

English football manager (1899–1958).

Born December 17th, 1899 in Wigan. ^[ref]

Died February 6th, 1958 at 58 years old in Munich.

Ibrahima Touré

Senegalese footballer.

Born December 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Dakar.

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).

Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice.

Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague.

Zakhar Bron

Russian musician.

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

Princess Fathia Fuad of Egypt

Egyptian royal (1930–1976).

Born December 17th, 1930 in Koubbeh Palace.

Died December 10th, 1976 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (shot to the head).

Roland de Vaux

French archaeologist (1903–1971).

Born December 17th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died September 10th, 1971 at 67 years old in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Chidi Odiah

Nigerian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Port Harcourt.

Seo Jung-won

South korean footballer.

Born December 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Gwangju.

Elżbieta Witek

Polish politician.

Born December 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Jawor. ^[ref]

Lado Gurgenidze

Georgian politician (born 1970).

Born December 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Tbilisi.