Patricia de Lille

South african politician.

Born February 17th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Beaufort West.

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player.

Born February 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Kuala Lumpur. ^[ref]

Fred Frith

English musician, composer and improvisor.

Born February 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Heathfield.

Aya Endō

Japanese voice actress.

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

Shin Dong-yup

South korean comedian, presenter.

Born February 17th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Jecheon.

Hong Eun-hui

South korean actress.

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

Cara Black

Zimbabwean tennis player.

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

Samuel Bayer

American film editor and cinematographer.

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

Julia de Burgos

Puerto rican poet (1914–1953).

Born February 17th, 1914 in Carolina.

Died July 6th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Nagita Slavina

Indonesian actress.

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

Choi Jung-woo

South korean actor.

Born February 17th, 1957 in South Korea.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 68 years old ^[ref]

Phil Pressey

American basketball player.

Born February 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Dallas.

Mark Bittman

American journalist, food writer.

Born February 17th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Manhattan.

Ante Tomić

Croatian professional basketball player.

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

Valeria Mazza

Argentine model.

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

Mary Brian

American actress (1906–2002).

Born February 17th, 1906 in Corsicana.

Died December 30th, 2002 at 96 years old in Del Mar (cardiovascular disease).

Daniel Merriweather

Australian musician.

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

Gaetano Castrovilli

Italian association football player.

Born February 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Minervino Murge.

Hwang Jang-yop

North korean politician and defector (1923-2010).

Born February 17th, 1923 in Kangdong County.

Died October 10th, 2010 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Erin Cardillo

American actress.

Born February 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in White Plains.

Ron Goodwin

English composer and conductor (1925–2003).

Born February 17th, 1925 in Plymouth.

Died January 8th, 2003 at 77 years old in Newbury (asthma).

Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany

German princess (1861-1922).

Born February 17th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen.

Died September 1st, 1922 at 61 years old in Tyrol.

Romano Guardini

German catholic philosopher (1885–1968).

Born February 17th, 1885 in Verona. ^[ref]

Died October 1st, 1968 at 83 years old in Munich. ^[ref]

Roman Skorniakov

Russian-born figure skater.

Born February 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Yekaterinburg.

Don Scardino

American producer, director and actor.

Born February 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City.