Nils Bohlin

Swedish inventor.

Born July 17th, 1920 in Härnösand.

Died September 26th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ydre Municipality.

Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay

Russian explorer and scientist.

Born July 17th, 1846.

Died April 14th, 1888 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg (brain cancer).

Rudi Skácel

Czech footballer.

Born July 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Trutnov. ^[ref]

Walid Muallem

Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941-2020).

Born July 17th, 1941 in Damascus.

Died November 16th, 2020 at 79 years old in Damascus. ^[ref]

Dawn Upshaw

American soprano.

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

Peter Cormack

Scottish footballer and manager (1946–2024).

Born July 17th, 1946 in Edinburgh.

Died October 10th, 2024 at 78 years old in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

James Somerville

British royal navy officer (1882-1949).

Born July 17th, 1882 in Weybridge.

Died March 19th, 1949 at 66 years old in Somerset.

Sakallı Nureddin Paşa

Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1932).

Born July 17th, 1873 in Bursa. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 1932 at 58 years old in Istanbul.

José Sand

Argentine footballer.

Born July 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Bella Vista.

Poya Asbaghi

Swedish football manager.

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

Francisco Toledo

Mexican artist (1940-2019).

Born July 17th, 1940 in Mexico City.

Died September 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Oaxaca de Juárez. ^[ref]

Riad Salameh

Former governor of the central bank of lebanon.

Born July 17th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Antelias.

Luigi Chinetti

Racecar driver (1901–1994).

Born July 17th, 1901 in Jerago con Orago.

Died August 17th, 1994 at 93 years old in Greenwich.

Debsirindra

Queen of siam (1834–1862).

Born July 17th, 1834 in Bangkok.

Died September 9th, 1862 at 28 years old in Bangkok (tuberculosis).

Marina Karella

Greek visual artist (born 1940).

Born July 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Athens. ^[ref]

Irene Manning

Actress, singer (1912-2004).

Born July 17th, 1912 in Cincinnati.

Died May 28th, 2004 at 91 years old in San Carlos (heart failure).

Shlomo Ben-Ami

Israeli diplomat.

Born July 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Tangier. ^[ref]

Luis Muñoz Rivera

Puerto rican politician (1859-1916).

Born July 17th, 1859 in Barranquitas.

Died November 15th, 1916 at 57 years old in Luquillo.

Chris Johnson

American basketball player (born 1985).

Born July 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

Jack Conway

American film director and actor (1887–1952).

Born July 17th, 1887 in Graceville.

Died October 11th, 1952 at 65 years old in Pacific Palisades (tuberculosis).

Mary Clare

British actress (1894-1970).

Born July 17th, 1894 in Lambeth.

Died August 29th, 1970 at 76 years old in London Borough of Harrow.

Claudia Islas

Mexican actress.

Born July 17th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Pachuca.

Gordon Gould

American physicist and inventor (1920–2005).

Born July 17th, 1920 in Manhattan.

Died September 16th, 2005 at 85 years old in Lenox Hill Hospital.

Aleksandr Petrov

Russian painter and animator (born 1957).

Born July 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Prechistoye.

Michael Gilbert

Author (1912–2006).

Born July 17th, 1912 in Lincolnshire.

Died February 8th, 2006 at 93 years old in Kent. ^[ref]