William Henry Perkin

English organic chemist (1860-1929).

Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.

Died September 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Oxford.

Martin Böttcher

German composer (1927-2019).

Born June 17th, 1927 in Berlin.

Died April 19th, 2019 at 91 years old in Westerrönfeld (cancer). ^[ref]

Kenneth Setton

American medieval historian (1914-1995).

Born June 17th, 1914 in New Bedford.

Died February 18th, 1995 at 80 years old in Princeton.

Sabin Bălașa

Romanian artist (1932-2008).

Born June 17th, 1932 in Dobriceni.

Died April 1st, 2008 at 75 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Temir Sariyev

Kyrgyzstani politician.

Born June 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Tosh-Bulak.

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Icelandic film director.

Born June 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Reykjavík.

José María Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado

Spanish politician (1935–2023).

Born June 17th, 1935 in Madrid.

Died February 13th, 2023 at 87 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Linda Medalen

Association football player.

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

Maurice Cloche

French film director (1907–1990).

Born June 17th, 1907 in Commercy.

Died March 20th, 1990 at 82 years old in Bordeaux. ^[ref]

Aleksey Shakhmatov

Russian philologist (1864–1920).

Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.

Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Andrea Demirović

Montenegrin singer.

Born June 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Podgorica.

Iztok Čop

Slovenian rower.

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

Steve Clark

American swimmer.

Born June 17th, 1943 in Oakland.

Died April 14th, 2026 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Elena Danilova

Footballer.

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

Hermann Goldschmidt

German-french astronomer and painter (1802-1866).

Born June 17th, 1802 in Frankfurt.

Died August 30th, 1866 at 64 years old in Fontainebleau. ^[ref]

Romuald Twardowski

Polish composer (1930–2024).

Born June 17th, 1930 in Vilnius.

Died January 13th, 2024 at 93 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Einar Englund

Finnish composer born in sweden (1916–1999).

Born June 17th, 1916 in Ljugarn.

Died June 27th, 1999 at 83 years old in Visby.

Mika Noronen

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born June 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Tampere.

Ulrike Richter

East german swimmer.

Born June 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Görlitz.

Mario Echandi Jiménez

President of costa rica (1915-2011).

Born June 17th, 1915 in San José.

Died July 30th, 2011 at 96 years old in San José (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Maximilian Ullmann

Austrian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Linz.

Konstantin Tereshchenko

Russian racing driver.

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

Evangelia Psarra

Greek archer.

Born June 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Thessaloniki.

Han Berger

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born June 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Utrecht.

Jean Baptiste Boisduval

French physician, entomologist (lepidopterist) and botanist (1799–1879).

Born June 17th, 1801 in Ticheville. ^[ref]

Died December 30th, 1879 at 78 years old in Ticheville.