John Rupert Firth

English linguist (1890-1960).

Born June 17th, 1890 in Keighley.

Died December 14th, 1960 at 70 years old in Lindfield.

Adrián Campos

Spanish racing driver.

Born June 17th, 1960 in Alzira.

Died January 27th, 2021 at 60 years old in Valencia. ^[ref]

Sven Nys

Belgian cyclo-crosser.

Born June 17th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Bonheiden. ^[ref]

Michael Gross

West german swimmer, olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder.

Born June 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Frankfurt.

Gérard Grisey

French composer (1946–1998).

Born June 17th, 1946 in Belfort.

Died November 11th, 1998 at 52 years old in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.

Ron Padgett

American writer and translator (born 1942).

Born June 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Tulsa.

W. V. D. Hodge

British mathematician (1903–1975).

Born June 17th, 1903 in Edinburgh.

Died July 7th, 1975 at 72 years old in Cambridge.

Nozomi Tsuji

Japanese singer and dancer.

Born June 17th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Tokyo.

Hatazō Adachi

Japanese officer, war criminal 1890-1947.

Born June 17th, 1890 in Tokyo.

Died September 10th, 1947 at 57 years old in Rabaul (exsanguination).

Arthur Schmidt

American film editor (1937–2023).

Born June 17th, 1937 in Los Angeles.

Died August 5th, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara. ^[ref]

Evalyn Knapp

Actress (1906–1981).

Born June 17th, 1906 in Kansas City.

Died June 12th, 1981 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Louise Quinn

Irish association footballer.

Born June 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Blessington.

Xavier Sala-i-Martin

Spanish economist.

Born June 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Cabrera de Mar.

Tony Scott

American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007).

Born June 17th, 1921 in Morristown.

Died March 28th, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Dana Eskelson

American actress.

Born June 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Dallas.

Jón Sigurðsson

Leader of the 19th-century icelandic independence movement (1811-1879).

Born June 17th, 1811 in Hrafnseyri.

Died December 7th, 1879 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.

Paolo Rondelli

Sanmarinese politician.

Born June 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in San Marino.

Joachim Król

German actor.

Born June 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Herne. ^[ref]

Henry Holiday

British artist (1839–1927).

Born June 17th, 1839 in London.

Died April 15th, 1927 at 87 years old in London.

Benjamin Källman

Finnish association football player.

Born June 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Ekenäs.

Bjørn Tore Kvarme

Norwegian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Trondheim.

Arkadiusz Reca

Association football player.

Born June 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Chojnice.

Ernest Sosa

American philosopher.

Born June 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cárdenas.

Anthony Bevilacqua

American cardinal (1923–2012).

Born June 17th, 1923 in Brooklyn.

Died January 31st, 2012 at 88 years old in Montgomery County. ^[ref]

Rodrigo Dourado

Brazilian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Pelotas.