Olavi Alakulppi

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born July 17th, 1915 in Rovaniemi.

Died August 19th, 1990 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..

Jack Laviolette

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born July 17th, 1879 in Belleville. ^[ref]

Died January 9th, 1960 at 80 years old in Quebec, Montreal.

Yitzhak Ben-Aharon

Israeli politician.

Born July 17th, 1906 in Bosanci, Bukovina. ^[ref]

Died May 19th, 2006 at 99 years old in Israel. ^[ref]

Hermann Sasse

Lutheran pastor, theologian, professor of theology.

Born July 17th, 1895 in Sonnewalde.

Died August 9th, 1976 at 81 years old in Adelaide.

Margarita Xirgu

Spanish-uruguayan actor.

Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. ^[ref]

Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.

Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen

Norwegian association football player.

Born July 17th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Tromsø.

Pavol Peter Gojdič

Greek catholic basilian monk (1888-1960).

Born July 17th, 1888 in Prešov, Ruské Pekľany. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 1960 at 72 years old in Leopoldov (cancer).

Choe Kwang

North korean politician (1918-1997).

Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.

Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).

Otto Lummer

German physicist.

Born July 17th, 1860 in Gera.

Died July 5th, 1925 at 64 years old in Wrocław.

Franciszek Latinik

Polish general.

Born July 17th, 1864 in Tarnów.

Died August 29th, 1949 at 85 years old in Kraków.