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July 17th

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549 Notable birthdays

Sergei Khizhnichenko

Kazakh footballer.

Born July 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Oskemen.

Marko Tušek

Slovenian basketball player.

Born July 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Trbovlje.

Elisabeth Kulmann

German-russian poet (1808-1825).

Born July 17th, 1808 in Saint Petersburg.

Died December 1st, 1825 at 17 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Norbert Dobeleit

German sprinter.

Born July 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Renchen.

Amanz Gressly

Swiss paleontologist (1814–1865).

Born July 17th, 1814 in Bärschwil. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1865 at 50 years old in Bern.

Abdulkadir Abdullayev

Azerbaijani boxer.

Born July 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Hanna Johansen

Swiss writer and translator (1939–2023).

Born July 17th, 1939 in Bremen.

Died April 25th, 2023 at 83 years old in Horgen.

Geneviève Claisse

French painter (1935–2018).

Born July 17th, 1935 in Quiévy.

Died April 29th, 2018 at 82 years old in Dreux. [ref]

Carl Ferdinand Becker

German organist and musicologist (1804–1877).

Born July 17th, 1804 in Leipzig.

Died October 26th, 1877 at 73 years old in Plagwitz.

Amédée Mannheim

French mathematician and artillerist (1831–1906).

Born July 17th, 1831 in Paris.

Died December 11th, 1906 at 75 years old in Paris.

Carl-Erik Holmberg

Swedish footballer (1906-1991).

Born July 17th, 1906 in Gothenburg.

Died June 5th, 1991 at 84 years old in Johannebergs församling. [ref]

Lodovico Altieri

Italian catholic cardinal and servant of god (1805-1867).

Born July 17th, 1805 in Rome.

Died August 11th, 1867 at 62 years old in Albano Laziale (cholera).

Blair Horn

Canadian rower.

Born July 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Kelowna.

Knut Fægri

Norwegian botanist (1909-2001).

Born July 17th, 1909 in Bergen.

Died December 10th, 2001 at 92 years old in Bergen.

Conduelo Píriz

Uruguayan footballer (1905-1976).

Born July 17th, 1905 in Montevideo.

Died December 25th, 1976 at 71 years old

Albert Kibichii Rop

Bahraini long-distance runner of kenyan descent.

Born July 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Kenya.

Martin Kohler

Road bicycle racer.

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Walenstadt.

István Juhász

Hungarian footballer (1945–2024).

Born July 17th, 1945 in Budapest.

Died September 16th, 2024 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Filaret Kolessa

Ukrainian ethnomusicologist and composer (1871-1947).

Born July 17th, 1871 in Stryi. [ref]

Died March 3rd, 1947 at 75 years old in Lviv. [ref]

Maryna Er Gorbach

Ukrainian film director.

Born July 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Kyiv. [ref]

Johann Riegler

Austrian footballer (1929-2011).

Born July 17th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died August 31st, 2011 at 82 years old

Valentino Gallo

Olympic water polo player.

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Syracuse.

Albert Béguin

Swiss french scholar and literary critic (1901-1957).

Born July 17th, 1901 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Died May 3rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Rome.

Arnold Pihlak

Estonian footballer and bandy player (1902–1985).

Born July 17th, 1902 in Tallinn.

Died November 1st, 1985 at 83 years old in Bradford.

Ama Tutu Muna

Cameroonian politician.

Born July 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Limbe.

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