Helene Tursten

Swedish crime writer.

Born February 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Gothenburg.

Marcelo Trobbiani

Argentine footballer and manager.

Born February 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Casilda.

Veljko Simić

Serbian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Lazarevac.

Pierre Macherey

French academic.

Born February 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Belfort. ^[ref]

Stipe Šuvar

Croatian sociologist (1936–2004).

Born February 17th, 1936 in Zagvozd.

Died June 29th, 2004 at 68 years old in Zagreb.

David Franklin Houston

American academic, businessman and politician (1866-1940).

Born February 17th, 1866 in Monroe.

Died September 2nd, 1940 at 74 years old in New York City.

Bill Sali

American politician.

Born February 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Portsmouth.

Abdel Rahman Badawi

Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).

Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.

Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.

J.-H. Rosny aîné

Belgian writer (1856–1940).

Born February 17th, 1856 in Hôtel J.-H. Rosny.

Died February 15th, 1940 at 83 years old in Paris.

Nani Roma

Spanish motorcycle racer.

Born February 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Folgueroles.

Margaret St. Clair

American fantasy and science fiction author (1911-1995).

Born February 17th, 1911 in Hutchinson.

Died November 22nd, 1995 at 84 years old in Santa Rosa.

George Melford

American actor and director (1877–1961).

Born February 17th, 1877 in Rochester.

Died April 25th, 1961 at 84 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).

Jozef Murgaš

Slovak entomologist, painter, inventor and roman catholic priest (1864-1929).

Born February 17th, 1864 in Tajov.

Died May 11th, 1929 at 65 years old in Wilkes-Barre.

Herbert Köfer

German actor, voice actor and tv presenter (1921–2021).

Born February 17th, 1921 in Berlin.

Died July 24th, 2021 at 100 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

David Rugamas

Association football player.

Born February 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in San Juan Opico.

Stefan Kretzschmar

German handball player.

Born February 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Leipzig.

Galo Plaza

President of ecuador (1948 - 1952).

Born February 17th, 1906 in New York City.

Died January 28th, 1987 at 80 years old in Quito (gastroenteritis).

Miral Samardžić

Slovenian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Jesenice.

Hope Hampton

American actress (1897-1982).

Born February 17th, 1897 in Houston.

Died January 23rd, 1982 at 84 years old in Manhattan.

Nikolay Gamaleya

Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research (1859-1949).

Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.

Died March 29th, 1949 at 90 years old in Moscow.

Andrei Chemerkin

Russian weightlifter.

Born February 17th, 1972 in Solnechnodolsk.

Died September 12th, 2025 at 53 years old ^[ref]

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Actor.

Born February 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Kamikita district.

Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Russian orthodox saint (1807-1867).

Born February 17th, 1807.

Died May 12th, 1867 at 60 years old in Babayevsky Monastery.

Phillippa Yaa de Villiers

South african writer and performance artist (born 1966).

Born February 17th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Hillbrow.

Motaz Hawsawi

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Jeddah.