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Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Polish film director and screenwriter.
Born August 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Warsaw.
Croatian water polo player (1931–2005).
Born August 17th, 1931 in Niš.
Died June 19th, 2005 at 73 years old in New York City.
Swiss pacifist, engineer and quaker (1879-1945).
Born August 17th, 1879 in Lausanne.
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Lutry.
English shot putter (1936-2003).
Born August 17th, 1936 in Barnsley.
Died September 13th, 2003 at 67 years old in Barnsley.
Austrian ice hockey player.
Born August 17th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Azerbaijani physician (1895–1981).
Born August 17th, 1895 in Yerevan.
Died November 20th, 1981 at 86 years old in Baku.
Estonian architect (1904–1963).
Born August 17th, 1904 in Väike-Maarja Rural Municipality.
Died October 4th, 1963 at 59 years old in Tallinn.
Bavarian princess and poet (1877-1906).
Born August 17th, 1877 in Lindau.
Died August 6th, 1906 at 28 years old in Davos (tuberculosis).
East german bobsledder (1953–2010).
Born August 17th, 1953 in Erlbach-Kirchberg.
Died November 10th, 2010 at 57 years old in Suhl. [ref]
Soviet footballer (1939-2012).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Lanchkhuti.
Died March 8th, 2012 at 72 years old
Argentinian nun (1897–1932).
Born August 17th, 1897 in General San Martín.
Died May 20th, 1932 at 34 years old in Vallenar (lung disease).
Romanian footballer (1913-1981).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Alba County.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Craiova.
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Voskresensk. [ref]
American golfer and tennis player (1877-1923).
Born August 17th, 1877 in St. Louis.
Died May 4th, 1923 at 45 years old in St. Louis.
Slovak footballer (1930-1985).
Born August 17th, 1930 in Czechoslovakia.
Died April 21st, 1985 at 54 years old
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