II. Sahag Maşalyan

Armenian patriarchs of constantinople.

Born March 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Istanbul.

Marc Lee

Contemporary artist (born 1969).

Born March 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Knutwil.

Bjørn Eidsvåg

Norwegian singer-songwriter.

Born March 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Sauda Municipality.

Rosa Valetti

German actress, cabaret performer and singer (1876-1937).

Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.

Henri Didon

French preacher (1840–1900).

Born March 17th, 1840 in Le Touvet.

Died March 13th, 1900 at 59 years old in Toulouse.

Žikica Jovanović Španac

Yugoslav partisan (1914-1942).

Born March 17th, 1914 in Valjevo.

Died March 13th, 1942 at 27 years old in Kosjerić.

Stéphane Richelmi

Monégasque racing driver.

Born March 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Monte Carlo.

Bill Roycroft

Australian equestrian (1915-2011).

Born March 17th, 1915 in Yea.

Died May 29th, 2011 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Oscar Ferdinand Peschel

German geographer (1826–1875).

Born March 17th, 1826 in Dresden.

Died August 31st, 1875 at 49 years old in Leipzig.

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter.

Born March 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Georgsmarienhütte.

Hilary Caldwell

Canadian swimmer, olympic athlete, pan american games gold medallist.

Born March 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in London.

Arnold Spencer-Smith

English clergyman, photographer, explorer (1883-1916).

Born March 17th, 1883 in Balham.

Died March 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (scurvy).

Ivan Pešić

Croatian handball player.

Born March 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Rijeka.

Dario Cataldo

Italian road bicycle racer.

Born March 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Lanciano.

Yuliya Borisova

Russian actress (1925–2023).

Born March 17th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died August 8th, 2023 at 98 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Kikuchi Dairoku

Japanese mathematician and bureaucrat (1855-1917).

Born March 17th, 1855 in Edo.

Died August 19th, 1917 at 62 years old in Chigasaki.

Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya

15th prime minister of mauritania.

Born March 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Boutilimit.

Afy Fletcher

Grenadian cricketer.

Born March 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Saint Andrew Parish.

Andrey Minakov

Russian swimmer.

Born March 17th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Ekenäs. ^[ref]

Jakob Ackeret

Swiss aerodynamics engineer (1898-1981).

Born March 17th, 1898 in Zurich.

Died March 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Küsnacht, Gossau.

Ted Adams

American actor (1890-1973).

Born March 17th, 1890 in New York City.

Died September 24th, 1973 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.

Million Wolde

Ethiopian runner.

Born March 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Addis Ababa.

Alberto Pomini

Italian footballer.

Born March 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Isola della Scala.

Julien Bernard

French cyclist.

Born March 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Nevers. ^[ref]

Vladimir Churov

Russian politician (1953–2023).

Born March 17th, 1953 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 22nd, 2023 at 70 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).