Edmond Privat

Francophone swiss esperantist, historian, university professor, author, journalist and peace activist (1889-1962).

Born August 17th, 1889 in Geneva.

Died August 28th, 1962 at 73 years old in Rolle.

Sergio Rodríguez García

Spanish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Mataró.

Ivan Horvat

Croatian pole vaulter.

Born August 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Osijek.

Nikolay Antonov

Athletics competitor.

Born August 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Razgrad.

Julien Quercia

Footballer.

Born August 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Thionville.

Steffen Fetzner

Table tennis player.

Born August 17th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Karlsruhe.

Denis Kornilov

Russian ski jumper.

Born August 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Nizhny Novgorod.

Liberato Marcial Rojas

President of paraguay (1870-1922).

Born August 17th, 1870 in Asunción.

Died August 22nd, 1922 at 52 years old in Montevideo.

Jean-Noël Augert

French alpine skier.

Born August 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in le rivier d'ornon.

Mykola Shmatko

Ukrainian artist (1943-2020).

Born August 17th, 1943 in Krasnohorivka.

Died September 15th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mukachevo (cancer). ^[ref]