Dragan Kićanović

Basketball player.

Born August 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Čačak.

Kathryn C. Thornton

American scientist and nasa astronaut.

Born August 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Montgomery.

Fritz Hippler

German film director (1909–2002).

Born August 17th, 1909 in Berlin.

Died May 22nd, 2002 at 92 years old in Berchtesgaden.

John Brahm

German born film and television director (1893–1982).

Born August 17th, 1893 in Hamburg.

Died October 12th, 1982 at 89 years old in Malibu (stroke).

Albert Sauer

German nazi concentration camp commandant (1898–1945).

Born August 17th, 1898 in Międzyzdroje.

Died May 3rd, 1945 at 46 years old in Falkensee.

Mariano Rampolla

Italian cardinal (1843–1913).

Born August 17th, 1843 in Polizzi Generosa.

Died December 17th, 1913 at 70 years old in Rome.

Ed Motta

Brazilian musician.

Born August 17th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of tristania.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Sokndal.

Mogol

Italian lyricist, record producer, writer.

Born August 17th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Milan.

Benny Wenda

West papuan activist.

Born August 17th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Baliem Valley.

Patricia Grace

New zealand writer (born 1937).

Born August 17th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Wellington.

Matt Oakley

English footballer (born 1977).

Born August 17th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Peterborough.

Karim Ziani

Algerian and french footballer.

Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Sèvres.

Rexhep Meidani

Albanian politician.

Born August 17th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tirana.

João Donato

Brazilian musician (1934–2023).

Born August 17th, 1934 in Rio Branco.

Died July 17th, 2023 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Paul Kammerer

Austrian scientist (1880-1926).

Born August 17th, 1880 in Vienna.

Died September 23rd, 1926 at 46 years old in Puchberg am Schneeberg (gunshot wound).

Jean Poiret

French actor, director, and screenwriter (1926–1992).

Born August 17th, 1926 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 14th, 1992 at 65 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction).

Nikola Stojiljković

Serbian footballer.

Born August 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Niš.

Xie Zhenye

Chinese sprinter.

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

Charles Cooley

American sociologist (1864–1929).

Born August 17th, 1864 in Ann Arbor.

Died May 8th, 1929 at 64 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). ^[ref]

Paul Troost

German architect (1878–1934).

Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.

Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.

Johanna Larsson

Swedish tennis player.

Born August 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Boden.

Samuel Stritch

Catholic cardinal (1887–1958).

Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.

Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Jan Heintze

Danish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Tårnby.

Luis Mandoki

Mexican film director.

Born August 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Mexico City.