Pham Quynh

Vietnamese politician.

Born December 17th, 1892 in Hanoi.

Died September 6th, 1945 at 52 years old in Huế.

Frank Martinus Arion

Writer and poet (1936-2015).

Born December 17th, 1936 in Curaçao. ^[ref]

Died September 28th, 2015 at 78 years old in Curaçao. ^[ref]

João Menezes

Brazilian tennis player.

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

Iosif Kheifits

Soviet and russian film director (1905–1995).

Born December 17th, 1905 in Minsk.

Died April 24th, 1995 at 89 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Emma Terho

Finnish sports administrator and ice hockey player.

Born December 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Washington, D.C..

Nikolay Nikanorovich Dubovskoy

Russian artist (1859-1918).

Born December 17th, 1859 in Novocherkassk.

Died February 28th, 1918 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Karl Friedrich Geldner

German orientalist (1852–1929).

Born December 17th, 1852 in Saalfeld.

Died February 5th, 1929 at 76 years old in Marburg.

Ali Bilgin

Turkish-german association football player (born 1981).

Born December 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Essen.

Jerzy Podbrożny

Polish footballer.

Born December 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Przemyśl.

Pedro Parages

Spanish football manager (1883-1950).

Born December 17th, 1883 in Madrid.

Died February 15th, 1950 at 66 years old in Saint-Loubès.

Dušan Tittel

Slovak footballer (born 1966).

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

Gulrukhsor Safieva

Tajikistani writer.

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

Ronald García

Bolivian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Nina Ulyanenko

Hero of the soviet union from the 46th taman guards night bomber regiment (1923-2005).

Born December 17th, 1923 in Votkinsk.

Died August 31st, 2005 at 81 years old in Izhevsk.

William Gilson Farlow

American botanist (1844–1919).

Born December 17th, 1844 in Boston.

Died June 3rd, 1919 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Sondre Holst Enger

Norwegian bicycle racer.

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

Lucas Chanavat

French cross-country skier.

Born December 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Le Grand-Bornand.

Karl Odermatt

Swiss footballer.

Born December 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Lucerne.

Konstadinos Gatsioudis

Greek javelin thrower.

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

Joan Castejón

Spanish painter, sculptor and draftsman..

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

Colleen Sostorics

Ice hockey player.

Born December 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kennedy.

Łukasz Broź

Polish footballer.

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

Galina Malchugina

Athletics competitor.

Born December 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Bryansk.

David Belenguer

Spanish footballer.

Born December 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Vilassar de Mar.

Eric Ejiofor

Nigerian footballer.

Born December 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Asaba. ^[ref]