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.

Michel-Joseph Maunoury

French general, marshal of france (posthume) (1847-1923).

Born December 17th, 1847 in Maintenon.

Died March 28th, 1923 at 75 years old in Gare des Aubrais-Orléans.

Jeanne Kalogridis

American writer.

Born December 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Winter Haven.

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).

Marie Arena

Belgian politician.

Born December 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Mons. ^[ref]

Anna Prucnal

French actress and singer, of polish origin.

Born December 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Warsaw.

Filip Kasalica

Montenegrin footballer.

Born December 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Užice.

Roger Casamajor

Catalan actor.

Born December 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in La Seu d'Urgell.

Oktay Derelioğlu

Turkish association football player (born 1975).

Born December 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Fatih.

Yochai Ben-Nun

Israeli military officer (1924–1994).

Born December 17th, 1924 in Haifa.

Died June 6th, 1994 at 69 years old in New York City.

Fernando Recio

Spanish footballer.

Born December 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Barcelona.

Nika Turbina

Russian poet (1974–2002).

Born December 17th, 1974 in Yalta.

Died May 11th, 2002 at 27 years old in Moscow (falling from height).

Rominigue Kouamé

Malian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Lopou.

Patrick Müller

Swiss footballer.

Born December 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Geneva.

Guessouma Fofana

French, mauritanian and malien footballer.

Born December 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Le Havre.

Beatriz Zaneratto João

Brazilian association football player.

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

Agnieszka Wagner

Polish actress.

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

Jules de Goncourt

French writer (1830–1870).

Born December 17th, 1830 in Paris.

Died June 20th, 1870 at 39 years old in Paris (syphilis).

Émile Faguet

French literary critic (1847–1916).

Born December 17th, 1847 in La Roche-sur-Yon.

Died June 7th, 1916 at 68 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Artur Petrosyan

Armenian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Gyumri.

Félix Lajkó

Hungarian musician and actor.

Born December 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Bačka Topola.

Nathan Oystrick

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Regina.