Ernest Starling

British physiologist (1866–1927).

Born April 17th, 1866 in London.

Died May 2nd, 1927 at 61 years old in Kingston.

Paraskevi Papachristou

Greek triple jumper.

Born April 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Athens.

Didier Burkhalter

Member of the swiss federal council from 2009 to 2017.

Born April 17th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Auvernier, Neuchâtel.

Adam Walton

Australian tennis player.

Born April 17th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Home Hill.

William Gilmore Simms

American writer (1806–1870).

Born April 17th, 1806 in Charleston.

Died June 11th, 1870 at 64 years old in Charleston.

Nicki Thiim

Racing driver in the world endurance championship.

Born April 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Sønderborg.

Art Acord

American silent film actor, stuntman, ranch hand (1890–1931).

Born April 17th, 1890 in Glenwood.

Died January 4th, 1931 at 40 years old in Chihuahua City (intoxication).

Fran Crippen

American long-distance and open water swimmer.

Born April 17th, 1984 in Bryn Mawr.

Died October 23rd, 2010 at 26 years old in Fujairah (heart failure). ^[ref]

Infante Enrique of Spain

Spanish infante, i duke of seville and officer in the spanish navy (1823-1870).

Born April 17th, 1823 in Seville.

Died March 12th, 1870 at 46 years old in Leganés.

Prince Mirko of Montenegro

Prince of montenegro (1879-1918).

Born April 17th, 1879 in Cetinje.

Died March 2nd, 1918 at 38 years old in Vienna.

Jillian Tamaki

Canadian illustrator and cartoonist.

Born April 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Ottawa.

Fabio Leimer

Swiss racing driver.

Born April 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Rothrist.

Jasper Stuyven

Belgian cyclist.

Born April 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Leuven.

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Romanian-born german-american feminist theologian.

Born April 17th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Cenad.

Georges J. F. Köhler

German immunologist (1946–1995).

Born April 17th, 1946 in Munich. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1995 at 48 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (myocardial infarction).

Zoya Khan

Indian actress.

Born April 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in New Delhi.

Kirsty Hanson

Scottish association football player (born 1998).

Born April 17th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Halifax.

José Enrique Varela

Spanish general (1891-1951).

Born April 17th, 1891 in San Fernando.

Died March 24th, 1951 at 59 years old in Tangier.

Karen Demirchyan

Soviet politician (1932-1999).

Born April 17th, 1932 in Yerevan.

Died October 27th, 1999 at 67 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).

Andrei Aramnau

Belarusian weightlifter.

Born April 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Barysaw.

Marta Eggerth

American actress, singer.

Born April 17th, 1912 in Budapest.

Died December 26th, 2013 at 101 years old in Rye.

Tatu Vanhanen

Finnish political scientist (1929-2015).

Born April 17th, 1929 in Ozyorskoye.

Died August 22nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Nurmijärvi. ^[ref]

Michael Whitaker

British equestrian.

Born April 17th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Huddersfield.

Camillo Sitte

Austrian architect, painter and urbanist (1843-1903).

Born April 17th, 1843 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died November 16th, 1903 at 60 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Amalie Iuel

Norwegian athletics competitor.

Born April 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Aalborg. ^[ref]