William Henry Perkin

English organic chemist (1860-1929).

Born June 17th, 1860 in Sudbury.

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

Kenneth Setton

American medieval historian (1914-1995).

Born June 17th, 1914 in New Bedford.

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

Celia Rees

English author.

Born June 17th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Solihull.

Arshak Koryan

Russian-armenian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Sochi.

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]

Sofia Pozdniakova

Russian fencer.

Born June 17th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Novosibirsk.

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Icelandic film director.

Born June 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Reykjavík.

Martin Böttcher

German composer (1927-2019).

Born June 17th, 1927 in Berlin.

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

Aleksey Shakhmatov

Russian philologist (1864–1920).

Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.

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

Linda Medalen

Association football player.

Born June 17th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Sandnes Municipality.

Andrea Demirović

Montenegrin singer.

Born June 17th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Podgorica.

Maurice Cloche

French film director (1907–1990).

Born June 17th, 1907 in Commercy.

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

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]

Temir Sariyev

Kyrgyzstani politician.

Born June 17th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Tosh-Bulak.

Elena Danilova

Footballer.

Born June 17th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Voronezh.

Iztok Čop

Slovenian rower.

Born June 17th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Kranj.

Jozef Síkela

Czech politician, european commissioner for international partnership.

Born June 17th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Prague. ^[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.

Steve Clark

American swimmer.

Born June 17th, 1943 in Oakland.

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

Romuald Twardowski

Polish composer (1930–2024).

Born June 17th, 1930 in Vilnius.

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

Mika Noronen

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born June 17th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Tampere.

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.

Ulrike Richter

East german swimmer.

Born June 17th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Görlitz.

Maximilian Ullmann

Austrian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Linz.

James L. Elliot

American astronomer (1943–2011).

Born June 17th, 1943 in Columbus.

Died March 3rd, 2011 at 67 years old in Wellesley. ^[ref]