George Adamski

American ufologist (1891–1965).

Born April 17th, 1891 in Bydgoszcz.

Died April 23rd, 1965 at 74 years old in Silver Spring (myocardial infarction).

Lindsay Anderson

British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994).

Born April 17th, 1923 in Bengaluru.

Died August 30th, 1994 at 71 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction).

Charles Aránguiz

Chilean association football player.

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

Cleanthony Early

American basketball player.

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

Theo Ratliff

American basketball player.

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

Mohammed Salisu

Ghanaian association football player.

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

Sizzla

Jamaican reggae musician.

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

Antonio Nusa

Norwegian association football player.

Born April 17th, 2005 (age 21 years) in Langhus.

Don Kirshner

American songwriter, publisher, music producer, manager (1934–2011).

Born April 17th, 1934 in New York City.

Died January 17th, 2011 at 76 years old in Boca Raton (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Harry Reasoner

American journalist (1923–1991).

Born April 17th, 1923 in Dakota City.

Died August 6th, 1991 at 68 years old in Westport (falling from height).

Valère Germain

French footballer (born 1990).

Born April 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Marseille.

Peter Doig

Scottish painter (born 1959).

Born April 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Edinburgh.

Joachim Kroll

German serial killer.

Born April 17th, 1933 in Zabrze.

Died July 1st, 1991 at 58 years old in Rheinbach, Rheinbach penitentiary (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Heidi Alexander

British politician (born 1975).

Born April 17th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Swindon.

Sandra Fluke

American women's rights activist and lawyer.

Born April 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Saxton.

David Axelrod

American musician, record producer, composer and arranger (1931-2017).

Born April 17th, 1936 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died February 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Burbank. ^[ref]

Sol Rodriguez

Argentine actress.

Born April 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Buenos Aires.

Dinesh Mongia

Former indian cricket player.

Born April 17th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Chandigarh.

Arthur Lake

Actor (1905-1987).

Born April 17th, 1905 in Corbin.

Died January 9th, 1987 at 81 years old in Indian Wells (myocardial infarction).

Charlie Hofheimer

American actor.

Born April 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Brooklyn.

Matt Ryan

American basketball player.

Born April 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in White Plains.

Joe Foss

United states marine corps medal of honor recipient (1915–2003).

Born April 17th, 1915 in Sioux Falls.

Died January 1st, 2003 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (stroke). ^[ref]

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

American historian and cultural critic.

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

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

Novelist and short story writer of malayalam language (1912–1999).

Born April 17th, 1912 in Thakazhy.

Died April 10th, 1999 at 86 years old in Alappuzha.

Chris Barber

English trombonist (1930–2021).

Born April 17th, 1930 in Welwyn Garden City.

Died March 2nd, 2021 at 90 years old in Welwyn Garden City. ^[ref]