Ali Saibou

President of niger (1940-2011).

Born June 17th, 1940 in Ouallam.

Died October 31st, 2011 at 71 years old in Niamey (brain tumor).

Ilya Tsymbalar

Russian footballer (1969-2013).

Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).

Dramane Traoré

Malian footballer (* 1982).

Born June 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Bamako.

Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann

German musical instrument maker (1805-1864).

Born June 17th, 1805 in Friedrichroda.

Died October 1st, 1864 at 59 years old in Hamburg.

Derek Ibbotson

Athletics competitor (1932–2017).

Born June 17th, 1932 in Huddersfield.

Died February 23rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Wakefield. ^[ref]

Anders Ygeman

Swedish politician.

Born June 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Vantörs parish.

Christopher J. Coyne

Roman catholic archbishop in the united states.

Born June 17th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Woburn.

Sun Yiwen

Chinese fencer.

Born June 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Qixia. ^[ref]

Ralph E. Winters

Canadian film editor (1909-2004).

Born June 17th, 1909 in Toronto.

Died February 26th, 2004 at 94 years old in Los Angeles.

George Herman Babcock

American inventor (1832–1893).

Born June 17th, 1832 in Unadilla Forks. ^[ref]

Died December 16th, 1893 at 61 years old in Plainfield. ^[ref]

Rebecca Smith

New zealand footballer.

Born June 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Los Angeles.

Dobet Gnahoré

Ivorian musician.

Born June 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Ivory Coast.

Zhanna Bichevskaya

Soviet and russian singer and folk musician.

Born June 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Moscow.

Elena Cuza

Romanian noble and philanthropist.

Born June 17th, 1825 in Iași.

Died April 2nd, 1909 at 83 years old in Piatra Neamț.

Dorothea Röschmann

German soprano singer.

Born June 17th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Flensburg.

Kawaji Toshiyoshi

Japanese politician.

Born June 17th, 1834 in Hishijima.

Died October 13th, 1879 at 45 years old in Tokyo.

Miguel Ayuso Guixot

Spanish cardinal, prefect of the dicastery for interreligious dialogue (1952–2024).

Born June 17th, 1952 in Seville. ^[ref]

Died November 25th, 2024 at 72 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Ferdinand Freiligrath

German poet.

Born June 17th, 1810 in Detmold.

Died March 18th, 1876 at 65 years old in Bad Cannstatt (myocardial infarction).

André Hainault

Canadian soccer player.

Born June 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Montreal.

Frederick Vine

British geologist (1939–2024).

Born June 17th, 1939 in London.

Died June 21st, 2024 at 85 years old ^[ref]

Zlatko Mateša

Prime minister of croatia from 1995 to 2000.

Born June 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Zagreb.

Adolf Meyer

German architect (1881–1929).

Born June 17th, 1881 in Mechernich. ^[ref]

Died July 24th, 1929 at 48 years old in Baltrum (drowning). ^[ref]

Emil Leeb

Bavarian-german general.

Born June 17th, 1881 in Passau.

Died September 8th, 1969 at 88 years old in Munich.

Isabelle Delobel

French ice dancer.

Born June 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Clermont-Ferrand.

Ephraim George Squier

American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888).

Born June 17th, 1821 in New York.

Died April 17th, 1888 at 66 years old in New York City.