Karin Büttner-Janz

East german gymnast.

Born February 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Lübben (Spreewald).

Bill Sali

American politician.

Born February 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Portsmouth.

Nikolay Gamaleya

Russian and soviet physician and scientist who played a pioneering role in microbiology and vaccine research.

Born February 17th, 1859 in Odesa.

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

Agniya Barto

Russian soviet writer and poet.

Born February 17th, 1906 in Kaunas. ^[ref]

Died April 1st, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Sol Lesser

Film producer (1890-1980).

Born February 17th, 1890 in Washington. ^[ref]

Died September 19th, 1980 at 90 years old in Hollywood. ^[ref]

Denys Popov

Association football player (1999-).

Born February 17th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Mykolaiv.

Wayne Morris

American actor.

Born February 17th, 1914 in Los Angeles.

Died September 14th, 1959 at 45 years old in California (myocardial infarction).

Jun Fukuda

Japanese film director.

Born February 17th, 1923 in Manchuria. ^[ref]

Died December 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Setagaya-ku (cancer).

Louis Bouyer

French theologian and minister.

Born February 17th, 1913 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2004 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Abdel Rahman Badawi

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

Born February 17th, 1917. ^[ref]

Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo. ^[ref]