Joel Sánchez

Mexican footballer.

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

Fagundes Varela

Brazilian poet (1841–1875).

Born August 17th, 1841 in São João Marcos.

Died February 18th, 1875 at 33 years old in Niterói.

Luigi Mastrangelo

Italian volleyball player.

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

Sergey Lvovich Levitsky

Russian photographer and inventor (1819-1898).

Born August 17th, 1819 in Moscow.

Died June 22nd, 1898 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Mickaël Pagis

French footballer (born 1973).

Born August 17th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Angers.

Charles Hermans

Belgian painter (1839-1924).

Born August 17th, 1839 in Brussels.

Died December 8th, 1924 at 85 years old in Menton.

Igor Savitsky

Russian artist (1915-1984).

Born August 17th, 1915 in Kyiv.

Died July 27th, 1984 at 68 years old in Moscow.

Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Argentine racecar driver.

Born August 17th, 1913 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).

Peter Benoit

Flemish composer (1834-1901).

Born August 17th, 1834 in Harelbeke.

Died March 8th, 1901 at 66 years old in Antwerp.

Tim Forsyth

Australian high jumper.

Born August 17th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Victoria.

Christian Keller

Danish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Brørup.

Jón Árnason

Icelandic folklorist (1819-1888).

Born August 17th, 1819 in Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd.

Died September 4th, 1888 at 69 years old in Reykjavík.

Richard von Volkmann

German surgeon and author (1830-1889).

Born August 17th, 1830 in Leipzig.

Died November 28th, 1889 at 59 years old in Jena.

Paul Kirchhoff

German anthropologist (1900-1972).

Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.

Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. ^[ref]

Matthijs Maris

Dutch painter (1839-1917).

Born August 17th, 1839 in The Hague.

Died August 22nd, 1917 at 78 years old in London.

Jüri Luik

Estonian diplomat and politician (born 1966).

Born August 17th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Tallinn.

Max Lange

German chess master, bookseller and writer (1832-1899).

Born August 17th, 1832 in Magdeburg.

Died December 8th, 1899 at 67 years old in Leipzig.

Patrick Zurek

American rc bishop.

Born August 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sealy.

Rusheen McDonald

Jamaican sprinter.

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

Margaret Scriven

British tennis player (1912–2001).

Born August 17th, 1912 in Leeds.

Died January 25th, 2001 at 88 years old in Haslemere.

Jesse Lynch Williams

American dramatist (1871–1929).

Born August 17th, 1871 in Sterling.

Died September 14th, 1929 at 58 years old in Herkimer.

Vladislav Baytsaev

Russian amateur wrestler.

Born August 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Digora.

Rinat Bilyaletdinov

Russian footballer and coach.

Born August 17th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Moscow.

Eleonora Romanova

Ukrainian-russian rhythmic gymnast.

Born August 17th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Sorokyne.

Jaani Peuhu

Finnish musician.

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