Jerrold E. Marsden

Canadian-american mathematician.

Born August 17th, 1942 in Ocean Falls.

Died September 21st, 2010 at 68 years old in Pasadena. ^[ref]

Stanley Jaki

Hungarian-american priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009).

Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr.

Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Edgar Salli

Cameroonian footballer.

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

Mira Stupica

Serbian and yugoslav actress,theater actress (1923–2016).

Born August 17th, 1923 in Gjilan.

Died August 19th, 2016 at 93 years old in Belgrade.

Henri Tomasi

French composer and conductor (1901–1971).

Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille. ^[ref]

Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Michael Brooks

American basketball player (1958–2016).

Born August 17th, 1958 in Philadelphia.

Died August 22nd, 2016 at 58 years old in Geneva (stroke). ^[ref]

Chen Zhu

Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist and politician.

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

Matvei Zakharov

Soviet military commander (1898-1972).

Born August 17th, 1898.

Died January 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Moscow.

Fredrika Bremer

Swedish writer and feminist (1801–1865).

Born August 17th, 1801 in Piikkiö.

Died December 31st, 1865 at 64 years old in Årsta Castle. ^[ref]

Niclas Jensen

Danish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Copenhagen.

Anna Maria Bernini

Italian politician.

Born August 17th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Bologna.

Elba Ramalho

Brazilian singer.

Born August 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Paraíba, Conceição. ^[ref]

Heiner Goebbels

German composer and theatre director.

Born August 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

Nora Gjakova

Kosovo judoka.

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

Liam Heath

British canoeist.

Born August 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Guildford. ^[ref]

Abing

Chinese musician (1893–1950).

Born August 17th, 1893 in Wuxi.

Died December 4th, 1950 at 57 years old in Wuxi.

Andrus Kivirähk

Estonian writer (born 1970).

Born August 17th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Tallinn.

Yana Marinova

Bulgarian actress.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Sofia. ^[ref]

Henning Jensen

Danish footballer (1949-2017).

Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). ^[ref]

Metodija Andonov-Čento

Macedonian politician (1902-1957).

Born August 17th, 1902 in Prilep.

Died July 24th, 1957 at 54 years old in Prilep (stomach cancer).

Fabio Armiliato

Italian operatic tenor.

Born August 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Genoa.

Chie Tanaka

Japanese actress.

Born August 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Tokyo.

Hervé Morin

French politician.

Born August 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Pont-Audemer.

Alexandre Lacassagne

French criminologist (1843-1924).

Born August 17th, 1843 in Cahors.

Died September 24th, 1924 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Stephanie Twell

Athletics competitor.

Born August 17th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Colchester.