Asuka Fukuda

Japanese singer and dancer.

Born December 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Ota.

Tomáš Špidlík

Czech essayist, cardinal, publicist, religion writer, professor, publicist, writer, theologist, university educator and science writer (1919–2010).

Born December 17th, 1919 in Boskovice. ^[ref]

Died April 16th, 2010 at 90 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Samuel Sosa

Association football player.

Born December 17th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Valencia.

Martin Herem

Estonian general (born 1973).

Born December 17th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Tallinn.

John M. Quinn

American bishop.

Born December 17th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Detroit.

Marin Raykov

Bulgarian diplomat and politician.

Born December 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Washington, D.C..

Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen

German geologist (1809–1876).

Born December 17th, 1809 in Göttingen.

Died October 16th, 1876 at 66 years old in Göttingen.

George Shevelov

Ukrainian writer, slavist philologist, literary historian, critic, member of the national academy of sciences of ukraine (1908-2002).

Born December 17th, 1908 in Kharkiv.

Died April 12th, 2002 at 93 years old in New York City.

John Kerr

Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907).

Born December 17th, 1824 in Ardrossan.

Died August 15th, 1907 at 82 years old in Glasgow.

Baymirza Hayit

Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).

Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.

Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.

Hasan Âli Yücel

Turkish educator and politician (1897–1961).

Born December 17th, 1897 in Istanbul.

Died February 26th, 1961 at 63 years old in Istanbul.

Jan Sluijters

Dutch painter (1881–1957).

Born December 17th, 1881.

Died May 8th, 1957 at 75 years old in Amsterdam.

Christian Ahlmann

German equestrian.

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

Nezha Regragui

Moroccan actress.

Born December 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Rabat.

Daniele Portanova

Italian association football player.

Born December 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Rome.

Édika

French artist.

Born December 17th, 1940 in Heliopolis. ^[ref]

Died December 16th, 2025 at 84 years old in Avignon. ^[ref]

Aziza Amir

Egyptian actress, producer, and script writer.

Born December 17th, 1901 in Damietta.

Died February 28th, 1952 at 50 years old in Cairo.

Pasi Nurminen

Finnish ice hockey goaltender.

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

Edward R. Ayrton

English egyptologist and archaeologist (1882-1914).

Born December 17th, 1882 in Wuhu.

Died May 18th, 1914 at 31 years old in Sri Lanka (drowning).

Henri Padé

French mathematician (1863-1953).

Born December 17th, 1863 in Abbeville.

Died July 9th, 1953 at 89 years old in Aix-en-Provence. ^[ref]

Timo K. Mukka

Finnish writer (1944-1973).

Born December 17th, 1944 in Bollnäs.

Died March 27th, 1973 at 28 years old in Rovaniemi.

Fernando Lopes-Graça

Portuguese composer (1906–1994).

Born December 17th, 1906 in Tomar.

Died November 27th, 1994 at 87 years old in Parede.

Mate Vatsadze

Georgian footballer.

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

Mario Rigamonti

Italian footballer (1922-1949).

Born December 17th, 1922 in Brescia.

Died May 4th, 1949 at 26 years old in Basilica of Superga.

Ernest Lavisse

French historian (1842-1922).

Born December 17th, 1842 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. ^[ref]

Died August 18th, 1922 at 79 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]