Andre Norton

American writer of science fiction and fantasy (1912–2005).

Born February 17th, 1912 in Cleveland.

Died March 17th, 2005 at 93 years old in Murfreesboro.

Răzvan Lucescu

Romanian professional football coach and former player.

Born February 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Bucharest.

Guillermo González Camarena

Mexican engineer (1917–1965).

Born February 17th, 1917 in Guadalajara.

Died April 18th, 1965 at 48 years old in Amozoc de Mota (traffic collision).

Raf Vallone

Italian actor (1916-2002).

Born February 17th, 1916 in Tropea.

Died October 31st, 2002 at 86 years old in Rome.

Randy Forbes

American politician.

Born February 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Chesapeake.

Linor Abargil

Israeli beauty queen, miss world 1998.

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

Michiaki Takahashi

Japanese virologist (1928-2013).

Born February 17th, 1928 in Higashisumiyoshi-ku. ^[ref]

Died December 16th, 2013 at 85 years old in Suita (heart failure). ^[ref]

Zeki Çelik

Turkish association football player (born 1997).

Born February 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Yıldırım district.

Edin Višća

Bosnian association football player.

Born February 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Olovo.

Chaim Potok

American rabbi and author (1929–2002).

Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx. ^[ref]

Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Suzan DelBene

American politician.

Born February 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Selma.

Raffi Ahmad

Indonesian actor.

Born February 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Bandung. ^[ref]

John Dominic Crossan

American academic.

Born February 17th, 1934 (age 92 years) in Nenagh. ^[ref]

John M. Allegro

English archaeologist and dead sea scrolls scholar (1923–1988).

Born February 17th, 1923 in London.

Died February 17th, 1988 at 65 years old in Sandbach.

Aryeh Dery

Israeli politician (born 1959).

Born February 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Meknes. ^[ref]

Isabelle Eberhardt

Swiss explorer and author (1877-1904).

Born February 17th, 1877 in Geneva. ^[ref]

Died October 21st, 1904 at 27 years old in Aïn Séfra (drowning).

Tuesday Knight

American actress, singer and designer (born 1961).

Born February 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in United States.

Drew Barry

American basketball player.

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

Mori Ōgai

Japanese novelist and army physician (1862-1922).

Born February 17th, 1862 in Tsuwano.

Died July 9th, 1922 at 60 years old in Tokyo (infectious disease).

Amy Rodriguez

American soccer player.

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

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish poet.

Born February 17th, 1836 in Seville. ^[ref]

Died December 22nd, 1870 at 34 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis, syphilis). ^[ref]

Otto Liman von Sanders

German general (1855–1929).

Born February 17th, 1855 in Słupsk.

Died August 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Munich.

Ronald Knox

English priest and theologian (1888–1957).

Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth.

Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer).

Zachary Bennett

Canadian actor.

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

Sadegh Hedayat

Iranian writer.

Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. ^[ref]

Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). ^[ref]