François Jacob

French biologist and geneticist, winner of the nobel prize in 1965.

Born June 17th, 1920 in Nancy.

Died April 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Jakow Trachtenberg

Russian mathematician (1888–1951).

Born June 17th, 1888 in Odesa.

Died October 26th, 1951 at 63 years old in Zurich. ^[ref]

Sammy Fain

American composer (1902-1989).

Born June 17th, 1902 in New York City.

Died December 6th, 1989 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.

Russell Simpson

American actor (1880–1959).

Born June 17th, 1880 in San Francisco.

Died December 12th, 1959 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.

Dominic Frontiere

American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist (1931-2017).

Born June 17th, 1931 in New Haven.

Died December 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tesuque. ^[ref]

Dean Shek

Hong kong actor and producer (1949–2021).

Born June 17th, 1949 in Tianjin. ^[ref]

Died September 20th, 2021 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (cancer). ^[ref]

Paul Tergat

Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1969).

Born June 17th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Baringo County.

Grant Mitchell

American actor (1874-1957).

Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.

Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Didier Ibrahim Ndong

Gabonese association football player.

Born June 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Libreville.

Adrie van der Poel

Racing cyclist.

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

Latife Uşşakî

Wife of mustafa kemal atatürk and first lady of turkey (1898-1975).

Born June 17th, 1898 in İzmir.

Died July 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).

Juan María Bordaberry

Uruguayan politician and rancher (1928-2011).

Born June 17th, 1928 in Montevideo.

Died July 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Montevideo (disease). ^[ref]

Kamel Daoud

Algerian writer.

Born June 17th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Mesra.

Jerry Fielding

American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer (1922-1980).

Born June 17th, 1922 in Pittsburgh.

Died February 17th, 1980 at 57 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction).

Robert Berić

Slovenian footballer.

Born June 17th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Krško.

Yakov Rezantsev

Russian general (born 1973).

Born June 17th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Elbanka.

Krzysztof Zanussi

Polish producer and film director.

Born June 17th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Warsaw.

Kevin Molino

Trinidad and tobago footballer.

Born June 17th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Carenage.

Mustafa Ismail

Egyptian quran reciter (1905–1978).

Born June 17th, 1905.

Died December 26th, 1978 at 73 years old in Alexandria.

Jeon Hye-jin

South korean actress, born 1988.

Born June 17th, 1988 (age 38 years) in South Korea.

Ricardo Moniz

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born June 17th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Rotterdam.

Fabián Castillo

Colombian footballer.

Born June 17th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Cali.

Apoula Edel

Armenian association football player.

Born June 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Yaoundé.

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

Anglo-irish astronomer (1800-1867).

Born June 17th, 1800 in York.

Died October 31st, 1867 at 67 years old in Birr Castle.

Jerry Carl

American politician (born 1958).

Born June 17th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Mobile.