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Japanese ski jumper (1943–2024).
Born August 17th, 1943 in Yoichi.
Died April 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Sapporo (coronary artery disease). [ref]
French author.
Born August 17th, 1930 (age 95 years) in Husseren-Wesserling. [ref]
Mayor of berlin (1894-1957).
Born August 17th, 1894 in Oldenburg.
Died August 30th, 1957 at 63 years old in Berlin, West Berlin (leukemia).
Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Frederiksberg.
Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
German chemist (1893–1960).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 67 years old in Bamberg.
Kazakhstan minister of industry and trade.
Born August 17th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Karaganda.
Polish philosopher, libertarian socialist, anarchist, psychologist and ethician (1868-1918).
Born August 17th, 1868 in Vasilkovskiy Uyezd.
Died June 21st, 1918 at 49 years old in Warsaw.
Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002).
Born August 17th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Córdoba Province.
Turkish association football player (born 1982).
Born August 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Karamürsel district.
Polish civil engineer (1886-1943).
Born August 17th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died December 3rd, 1943 at 57 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting).
Finnish composer (1910–1990).
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
American activist and lawyer.
Born August 17th, 1838 in North East.
Died April 5th, 1907 at 68 years old in Lodi (pneumonia).
Russian/irish novelist, poet, literary translator and magazine editor.
Born August 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Moscow, Dnipro.
French physicist.
Born August 17th, 1901 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 1992 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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