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.

Mats Seuntjens

Dutch footballer.

Born December 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Breda. ^[ref]

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).