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July 17th

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542 Notable birthdays

Richie Towell

Irish association football player.

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

Johnny Kerr

American basketball player and coach (1932–2009).

Born July 17th, 1932 in Chicago.

Died February 26th, 2009 at 76 years old in Chicago (prostate cancer). [ref]

Letsie III of Lesotho

King of lesotho since 1996.

Born July 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Morija. [ref]

Adam Davies

Welsh association football player (born 1992).

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

Johnny Briceño

Prime minister of belize since 2020.

Born July 17th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Orange Walk Town. [ref]

Loui Eriksson

Swedish ice hockey player.

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

Christopher Corey Smith

American voice actor.

Born July 17th, 1962 (age 63 years) in United States.

Wojciech Kilar

Polish composer and pianist (1932–2013).

Born July 17th, 1932 in Lviv. [ref]

Died December 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Katowice (brain cancer). [ref]

Kazuki Kitamura

Japanese actor.

Born July 17th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Osaka.

Santiago Segura

Spanish film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.

Born July 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Carabanchel.

Willis Carto

American activist (1926-2015).

Born July 17th, 1926 in Fort Wayne.

Died October 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virginia (cardiac arrest).

Michael Seresin

New zealand cinematographer and film director.

Born July 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Wellington.

Edgar Snow

American journalist (1905–1972).

Born July 17th, 1905 in Kansas City.

Died February 25th, 1972 at 66 years old in Eysins.

Marcel Dalio

French actor (1899–1983).

Born July 17th, 1900 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 20th, 1983 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Jomo Sono

South african footballer.

Born July 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Johannesburg.

Joe Baker

England footballer (1940-2003).

Born July 17th, 1940 in Woolton.

Died October 6th, 2003 at 63 years old in Wishaw (myocardial infarction).

Nick Bjugstad

American ice hockey player.

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

John Cooper

Co-founder of the cooper car company.

Born July 17th, 1923 in Surbiton.

Died December 24th, 2000 at 77 years old in Worthing.

Léo Duarte

Brazilian association football player.

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

Arilena Ara

Albanian singer.

Born July 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Shkodër.

Roger Garaudy

French philosopher, politician and holocaust denier (1913-2012).

Born July 17th, 1913 in Marseille.

Died June 13th, 2012 at 98 years old in Paris, Chennevières-sur-Marne. [ref]

Bobby Leonard

American basketball player and coach (1932-2021).

Born July 17th, 1932 in Terre Haute.

Died April 13th, 2021 at 88 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]

Wolfgang Flür

German musician, former member of kraftwerk.

Born July 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Frankfurt.

John Carroll

American actor (1906-1979).

Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans.

Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).

Tetsurō Tamba

Japanese actor (1922–2006).

Born July 17th, 1922 in Ōkubo.

Died September 24th, 2006 at 84 years old in Mitaka (pneumonia).

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