Jaani Peuhu

Finnish musician.

Born August 17th, 1978 (age 46 years) in Anjalankoski.

Margaret Scriven

British tennis player.

Born August 17th, 1912 in Leeds.

Died January 25th, 2001 at 88 years old in Haslemere.

Per Joar Hansen

Norwegian footballer.

Born August 17th, 1965 (age 59 years) in Namsos.

Erkki Aaltonen

Finnish composer.

Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.

Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.

Rusheen McDonald

Jamaican sprinter.

Born August 17th, 1992 (age 32 years) in Mandeville.

Yukio Kasaya

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]

Harald Slott-Møller

Danish painter and ceramist (1864-1937).

Born August 17th, 1864 in Copenhagen.

Died October 20th, 1937 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.

Ada Falcón

Argentine singer and actress (1905-2002).

Born August 17th, 1905 in Buenos Aires.

Died January 4th, 2002 at 96 years old in Córdoba Province.

Otto Suhr

Mayor of berlin (1894-1957).

Born August 17th, 1894 in Oldenburg.

Died August 30th, 1957 at 63 years old in Berlin, West Berlin (leukemia).

Anton Pfeffer

Austrian footballer.

Born August 17th, 1965 (age 59 years) in Lilienfeld.