Juan Carlos Franco

Paraguayan footballer.

Born April 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Asunción.

Gitta Lind

German actor and singer (1925-1974).

Born April 17th, 1925 in Trier.

Died November 9th, 1974 at 49 years old in Tutzing (cancer).

Kenos Aroi

President of nauru (1942-1991).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Nauru.

Died January 22nd, 1991 at 48 years old

Anton Wildgans

Austrian poet and playwright (1881-1932).

Born April 17th, 1881 in Vienna.

Died May 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Mödling (myocardial infarction).

Robert Gliński

Film director.

Born April 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Marc Aillet

Bishop of bayonne.

Born April 17th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Parakou.

Yuki Okubo

Japanese association football player.

Born April 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Ichihara.

Algirdas Saudargas

Lithuanian politician.

Born April 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Kaunas.

Cameron McKenzie-McHarg

Australian rower.

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

Josef Rovenský

Czech actor and director (1894–1937).

Born April 17th, 1894 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died November 5th, 1937 at 43 years old in Bubeneč. ^[ref]

Vojtěch Náprstek

Czech traveller (1826-1894).

Born April 17th, 1826 in Prague.

Died September 2nd, 1894 at 68 years old in Old Town (hemiplegia, cerebral hemorrhage, lung disease). ^[ref]

Robert Wagner

German cyclist.

Born April 17th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Magdeburg.

Raisa O'Farrill

Cuban volleyball player (1972–2023).

Born April 17th, 1972 in San Diego del Valle.

Died May 30th, 2023 at 51 years old in Havana. ^[ref]

Tom Bruce

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1952-2020).

Born April 17th, 1952 in Red Bluff.

Died April 9th, 2020 at 67 years old ^[ref]

Alfred Bosch i Pascual

Spanish writer and politician.

Born April 17th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Paul-Henri de Le Rue

French snowboarder.

Born April 17th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Lannemezan.

Jodi-Ann Robinson

Soccer player (born 1989).

Born April 17th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Saint Ann's Bay.

Jørgen Stubberud

Norwegian polar explorer (1883-1980).

Born April 17th, 1883 in Oppegård Municipality. ^[ref]

Died February 12th, 1980 at 96 years old in Oslo. ^[ref]

Wang Feng

Chinese diver.

Born April 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Xintai.

Dzyanis Palyakow

Belarusian footballer.

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

Jahangir Butt

Pakistani field hockey player.

Born April 17th, 1943 in Gujranwala.

Died September 7th, 2021 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Regina Ghazaryan

Armenian painter (1915–1999).

Born April 17th, 1915 in Yerevan.

Died November 6th, 1999 at 84 years old in Yerevan.

Maurice Wignall

Athletics competitor.

Born April 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Saint Andrew Parish.

Jan Mattsson

Swedish association football player.

Born April 17th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Kallinge.

Lutfiyar Imanov

Azerbaijani opera singer (1928–2008).

Born April 17th, 1928 in Sabirabad.

Died January 22nd, 2008 at 79 years old in Baku.