Rafael Schmitz

Brazilian and french footballer.

Born December 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Blumenau.

Jin Sun-Yu

South korean short-track speed skater.

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

Adam Jarubas

Polish politician.

Born December 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Busko-Zdrój.

Óscar Fabbiani

Argentine footballer.

Born December 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Buenos Aires.

Sergėjus Jovaiša

Lithuanian politician and basketball player.

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

Charlotte Schwab

Swiss actress.

Born December 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Möhlin.

Folashade Abugan

Nigerian sprinter.

Born December 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Akure.

Giuseppe Zamberletti

Italian politician (1933–2019).

Born December 17th, 1933 in Varese.

Died January 26th, 2019 at 85 years old in Varese (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Felice Casorati

Italian mathematician (1835-1890).

Born December 17th, 1835 in Pavia.

Died September 11th, 1890 at 54 years old in Pavia.

Alfréd Radok

Czech stage director (1914-1976).

Born December 17th, 1914 in Koloděje nad Lužnicí. ^[ref]

Died April 22nd, 1976 at 61 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Josep Comas i Solà

Catalan astronomer (1868-1937).

Born December 17th, 1868 in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Died December 2nd, 1937 at 68 years old in Barcelona.

Arthur E. Kennelly

American electrical engineer (1861–1939).

Born December 17th, 1861 in Colaba.

Died June 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in Boston.

William Allen Miller

British scientist.

Born December 17th, 1817 in Ipswich.

Died September 30th, 1870 at 52 years old in Liverpool.

Andrés Fernández Moreno

Spanish footballer.

Born December 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Murcia.

Elvin Mamishzade

Azerbaijani boxer.

Born December 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Sumgait.

Frances Dafoe

Canadian figure skater (1929–2016).

Born December 17th, 1929 in Toronto. ^[ref]

Died September 23rd, 2016 at 86 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Patrick Flynn

Athletics competitor (1894–1969).

Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.

Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. ^[ref]

Maryna Arzamasava

Belarusian middle-distance runner.

Born December 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Minsk.

Sinan Akkuş

Turkish-german film director and producer (born 1971).

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

Giovanni Mercati

Catholic cardinal (1866–1957).

Born December 17th, 1866 in Reggio Emilia.

Died August 23rd, 1957 at 90 years old in Rome.

Christian Frederik Emil Horneman

Danish composer (1840–1906).

Born December 17th, 1841 in Copenhagen.

Died June 8th, 1906 at 64 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Heinrich Müller

German anatomist (1820–1864).

Born December 17th, 1820 in Castell.

Died May 10th, 1864 at 43 years old in Würzburg (herpes zoster).

Colleen O'Connor

American ice dancer.

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

Konrad Bayer

Austrian writer and poet (1932–1964).

Born December 17th, 1932 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died October 10th, 1964 at 31 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Miloš Tichý

Czech astronomer.

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