Frederick Lau

German actor.

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

Traian Vuia

Romanian aviation pioneer.

Born August 17th, 1872 in Traian Vuia.

Died September 3rd, 1950 at 78 years old in Bucharest.

Rachel Pollack

American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot.

Born August 17th, 1945 in Brooklyn.

Died April 7th, 2023 at 77 years old in New York City (Hodgkin lymphoma). ^[ref]

Geoffrey Elton

Historian.

Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ingrid Daubechies

Belgian physicist and mathematician.

Born August 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Houthalen-Helchteren.

Latisha Chan

Taiwanese female tennis player.

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

Kate McNeil

American actress.

Born August 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Philadelphia.

Fritz Wepper

German actor.

Born August 17th, 1941 in Munich.

Died March 25th, 2024 at 82 years old in Munich. ^[ref]

David Price

Professor and u.s. representative.

Born August 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Erwin.

Trina Robbins

American comic artist and comics historian.

Born August 17th, 1938 in New York City.

Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in San Francisco. ^[ref]