Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Icelandic poet, writer, editor, and member of parliament.

Born April 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Reykjavík.

Anna Geislerová

Czech actress.

Born April 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Prague.

Józef Retinger

Polish diplomat (1888-1960).

Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.

Died June 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in London (lung cancer).

Nguyen Van Thuan

Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable.

Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer). ^[ref]

B. Alan Wallace

American author, translator, teacher, researcher, interpreter, and buddhist practitioner.

Born April 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Pasadena.

Brad Boyes

Ice hockey player.

Born April 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Mississauga.

Buster Williams

American musician.

Born April 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Camden. ^[ref]

Charles Brabin

British-american film director (1882–1957).

Born April 17th, 1883 in Liverpool.

Died November 3rd, 1957 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. ^[ref]

Gregor Piatigorsky

Ukraine-born american cellist.

Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. ^[ref]

Died August 6th, 1976 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Lee Hyun-il

South korean badminton player.

Born April 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]