Ciwan Haco

Kurdish singer.

Born August 17th, 1957 (age 67 years) in Qamishli.

Ken Sears

American basketball player.

Born August 17th, 1933 in Watsonville.

Died April 23rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Watsonville. ^[ref]

Françoise Bonnot

French film editor (1939-2018).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Bois-Colombes. ^[ref]

Died June 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Suresnes. ^[ref]

Christian Keller

Danish footballer.

Born August 17th, 1980 (age 44 years) in Brørup.

Lotte Jacobi

German-american photographer.

Born August 17th, 1896 in Toruń. ^[ref]

Died May 6th, 1990 at 93 years old in Concord. ^[ref]

Pierre Chaunu

French historian & academic (1923-2009).

Born August 17th, 1923 in Belleville-sur-Meuse. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Caen (fall). ^[ref]

Nicolas Gessner

Swiss theatre and film director and screen writer.

Born August 17th, 1931 (age 93 years) in Budapest.

Hans Kreysing

German general (1890-1969).

Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.

Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.

Dewey Robinson

Actor (1898-1950).

Born August 17th, 1898 in New Haven.

Died December 11th, 1950 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).

Guido Buffarini Guidi

Italian army officer and politician (1895-1945).

Born August 17th, 1895 in Pisa.

Died July 10th, 1945 at 49 years old in Milan (ballistic trauma).