Gregor Wentzel

German physicist (1898–1978).

Born February 17th, 1898 in Düsseldorf. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Ascona. ^[ref]

Anders Jacobsen

Norwegian former ski jumper.

Born February 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Hønefoss. ^[ref]

Sergei Baltacha

Ukrainian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Mariupol.

Paul Georg von Möllendorff

German linguist.

Born February 17th, 1847 in Zehdenick. ^[ref]

Died April 20th, 1901 at 54 years old in Ningbo.

Jaroslav Vrchlický

Czech lyrical poet (1853–1912).

Born February 17th, 1853 in Louny. ^[ref]

Died September 9th, 1912 at 59 years old in Domažlice. ^[ref]

Marie Thomas

Indonesian physician (1896-1966).

Born February 17th, 1896 in North Minahasa.

Died October 10th, 1966 at 70 years old in Bukittinggi.

Liesbeth Homans

Flemish politician.

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

Flemming Serritslev

Danish footballer and manager.

Born February 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Copenhagen.

Yevgeniy Abalakov

Soviet mountain climber (1907–1948).

Born February 17th, 1907 in Krasnoyarsk.

Died March 24th, 1948 at 41 years old in Moscow.

Nicolás Medina

Argentine footballer.

Born February 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Buenos Aires.

Neílton

Brazilian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Nanuque.

Milton Krasner

American cinematographer (1904–1988).

Born February 17th, 1904 in Brooklyn.

Died July 17th, 1988 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.

Chris Newman

Sound mixer and director.

Born February 17th, 1940 in New York City.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Dmitry Artyukhov

Russian politician.

Born February 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Tyumen.

György Cserhalmi

Hungarian actor.

Born February 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Budapest.

Vivian McGrath

Australian tennis player (1916–1978).

Born February 17th, 1916 in Mudgee.

Died April 9th, 1978 at 62 years old in Burradoo (disease).

Vahe Tilbian

Ethiopian singer.

Born February 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Ethiopia.

Faton Toski

German footballer.

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

Beverly Willis

American architect (1928–2023).

Born February 17th, 1928 in Tulsa.

Died October 1st, 2023 at 95 years old in Branford (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Bernard McNally

Northern irish footballer and manager (born 1963).

Born February 17th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Shrewsbury.

Shalva Natelashvili

Georgian politician.

Born February 17th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Pasanauri. ^[ref]

Albert Černý

Czech guitarist and singer.

Born February 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Třinec.

Xu Yunlong

Chinese footballer.

Born February 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Beijing.

Anissa Lahmari

Moroccan, algerian and french association football player.

Born February 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Saint-Cloud.

Wu'erkaixi

Tiananmen square protest leader.

Born February 17th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Beijing.