Stella LeSaint

American actress (1881–1948).

Born December 17th, 1881 in San Diego.

Died September 21st, 1948 at 66 years old in Malibu.

Andrej Štremfelj

Slovenian mountaineer (born 1956).

Born December 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kranj.

Phara Anacharsis

French athlete.

Born December 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Fort-de-France.

Pavel Padrnos

Czech cyclist.

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

Elsi Katainen

Finnish politician.

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

Anastasia Zuyeva

Soviet russian actress (1896-1986).

Born December 17th, 1896 in Tula Governorate.

Died March 23rd, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow.

Mwanza Mukombo

Congolese footballer (1945–2001).

Born December 17th, 1945 in Belgian Congo.

Died October 13th, 2001 at 55 years old in Kinshasa.

André Hugon

French film director (1886-1960).

Born December 17th, 1886 in Algiers.

Died August 22nd, 1960 at 73 years old in Cannes.

Heinrich von Wild

Swiss meteorologist and physicist (1833-1902).

Born December 17th, 1833 in Uster.

Died September 5th, 1902 at 68 years old in Zurich.

Theodor Steltzer

German politician (1885-1967).

Born December 17th, 1885 in Trittau.

Died October 27th, 1967 at 81 years old in Munich.

Gauthier Klauss

French canoeist.

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

Mathias Jung

East german biathlete.

Born December 17th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Brotterode-Trusetal.

Francis George Adeodatus Micallef

Maltese bishop.

Born December 17th, 1928 in Birkirkara.

Died January 3rd, 2018 at 89 years old in Birkirkara (disease).

Arthur Omre

Norwegian writer (1887–1967).

Born December 17th, 1887 in Brunlanes Municipality.

Died August 16th, 1967 at 79 years old in Porsgrunn.

Jin Izumisawa

Japanese association football player.

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

Jacques Borel

French writer (1925–2002).

Born December 17th, 1925 in Saint-Gaudens.

Died September 25th, 2002 at 76 years old in Villejuif.

Gennady Anashkin

Russian military personnel.

Born December 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Samara.

Harald Winkler

Austrian bobsledder.

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

Federico Delpino

Italian scientist (1833-1905).

Born December 17th, 1833 in Chiavari.

Died May 14th, 1905 at 71 years old in Naples.

Aleksandra Klejnowska

Polish weightlifter.

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

Ludwig Fischer

German racing driver (1915–1991).

Born December 17th, 1915 in Straubing.

Died March 8th, 1991 at 75 years old in Bad Reichenhall.

Grégory Lorenzi

French footballer.

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

Masashi Eriguchi

Japanese sprinter.

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

Jochen Bachfeld

East german boxer.

Born December 17th, 1952 in Sülstorf.

Died March 14th, 2026 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle

Spanish footballer.

Born December 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Ponteceso.