Matvei Zakharov

Soviet military commander (1898-1972).

Born August 17th, 1898.

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

Niclas Jensen

Danish footballer.

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

Elba Ramalho

Brazilian actress and singer.

Born August 17th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Conceição.

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

Uk canoeist.

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

Andrus Kivirähk

Estonian writer.

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

Yana Marinova

Bulgarian actress.

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

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 (cancer).