Giusy Ferreri

Italian singer-songwriter.

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

Moritz Jahn

German actor and musician.

Born April 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Hamburg.

Birgitta Jónsdóttir

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

Born April 17th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Reykjavík.

Aña Geislerova

Czech actress (born 1976).

Born April 17th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Prague.

Kayo Shekoni

Swedish singer and actress of nigerian descent.

Born April 17th, 1964 (age 62 years).

Józef Retinger

Polish diplomat (1888-1960).

Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.

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

Sherrie Levine

American photographer and conceptual artist (born 1947).

Born April 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hazleton.

Nguyen Van Thuan

Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable (1928–2002).

Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế.

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

B. Alan Wallace

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

Born April 17th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Pasadena.

Brad Boyes

Ice hockey player.

Born April 17th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Mississauga.

Buster Williams

American musician.

Born April 17th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Camden. ^[ref]

Moishe Postone

American historian, thomas e. donnelley professor of modern history and the college, university of chicago (1942–2018).

Born April 17th, 1942 in Edmonton. ^[ref]

Died March 19th, 2018 at 75 years old in Chicago (cancer).

Ray Stannard Baker

American journalist (1870–1946).

Born April 17th, 1870 in Lansing. ^[ref]

Died July 12th, 1946 at 76 years old in Amherst. ^[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.

Gregor Piatigorsky

Ukraine-born american cellist.

Born April 17th, 1903 in Dnipro.

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

Lee Hyun-il

South korean badminton player.

Born April 17th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Seoul. ^[ref]

Bill Kopp

American animator.

Born April 17th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Rockford.

Donald Richie

American writer and film historian (1924–2013).

Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima.

Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo.

Race Imboden

American fencer.

Born April 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Tampa.

Hina Suguta

Japanese voice actress.

Born April 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Hyōgo Prefecture. ^[ref]

Janine van Wyk

South african footballer.

Born April 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Alberton.

Céu

Brazilian singer-songwriter.

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

Eric Lamaze

Equestrian.

Born April 17th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Montreal.

Catherine Ryan Hyde

American writer.

Born April 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Buffalo. ^[ref]

René Moawad

Politician (1925-1989).

Born April 17th, 1925 in Zgharta. ^[ref]

Died November 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Beirut (suicide bombing).