Jack McDuff

American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).

Born September 17th, 1926 in Champaign.

Died January 23rd, 2001 at 74 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure).

Jean-Marie Lustiger

French catholic cardinal (1926–2007).

Born September 17th, 1926 in Paris. ^[ref]

Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). ^[ref]

Josué Pesqueira

Portuguese footballer.

Born September 17th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Ermesinde.

Stephen Barton

British composer (born 1982).

Born September 17th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Preston.

Tigran L. Petrosian

Armenian chess player.

Born September 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Yerevan.

Dorothy Loudon

American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003).

Born September 17th, 1925 in Boston.

Died November 15th, 2003 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer).

Vladimir Menshov

Soviet film director and actor (1939–2021).

Born September 17th, 1939 in Baku.

Died July 5th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Ana Moura

Angolan-portuguese fado singer (b.1979).

Born September 17th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Santarém.

William Gopallawa

Sri lankan president (1897-1981).

Born September 17th, 1897 in Matale.

Died January 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Colombo.

Gebran Tueni

Lebanese journalist and politician (1957-2005).

Born September 17th, 1957 in Ashrafieh.

Died December 12th, 2005 at 48 years old in Mkalles.