Marie-Astrid, Archduchess Carl Christian of Austria

Born 1954; eldest child of jean, grand duke of luxembourg, and joséphine-charlotte of belgium.

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

Infanta Antónia of Portugal

Portuguese royal.

Born February 17th, 1845 in Lisbon, Belém Palace.

Died December 27th, 1913 at 68 years old in Sigmaringen.

Stanley Norman Cohen

American geneticist.

Born February 17th, 1935 (age 91 years) in Perth Amboy.

Ísis Valverde

Brazilian actress.

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

Carlos Gamarra

Paraguayan footballer.

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

Katica Illényi

Hungarian violinist.

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

Jane Campbell

American soccer player.

Born February 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Kennesaw. ^[ref]

Lars-Göran Petrov

Swedish heavy metal vocalist (1972–2021).

Born February 17th, 1972 in Högalid Parish. ^[ref]

Died March 7th, 2021 at 49 years old (bile duct cancer). ^[ref]

Yuki

Japanese singer (1972-).

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

Panna Rittikrai

Thai actor and director (1961–2014).

Born February 17th, 1961 in Khon Kaen.

Died July 20th, 2014 at 53 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).

Princess Louise of Denmark

Danish princess (1875–1906).

Born February 17th, 1875 in Copenhagen.

Died April 4th, 1906 at 31 years old in Ratibořice (drowning).

Craig L. Thomas

American politician (1933-2007).

Born February 17th, 1933 in Cody.

Died June 4th, 2007 at 74 years old in Bethesda (leukemia).

Abdel Bari Atwan

Palestinian journalist.

Born February 17th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Deir al-Balah Camp.

Volodymyr Scherbytsky

Soviet politician (1918-1990).

Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.

Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).

André Dussollier

French actor.

Born February 17th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Annecy.

Luis A. Ferré

Puerto rican politician (1904-2003).

Born February 17th, 1904 in Ponce.

Died October 21st, 2003 at 99 years old in San Juan (respiratory failure).

Nicola Leali

Italian footballer.

Born February 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Castiglione delle Stiviere.

Pierre Auguste Cot

French painter (1837-1883).

Born February 17th, 1837 in Bédarieux. ^[ref]

Died August 2nd, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.

Philippe Candeloro

French figure skater.

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

Wayne Morris

American actor (1914-1959).

Born February 17th, 1914 in Los Angeles.

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

Željko Mavrović

Croatian boxer.

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

Michael Frolík

Czech ice hockey player.

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

Lee Ju-ho

Acting president and prime minister of south korea from may to june 2025.

Born February 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in North Gyeongsang.

Ernst Troeltsch

German philosopher and theologian (1865-1923).

Born February 17th, 1865 in Augsburg-Haunstetten.

Died February 1st, 1923 at 57 years old in Berlin.

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor.

Born February 17th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Copenhagen.