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September 17th

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603 Notable birthdays

Jan Gehl

Danish architect and urban designer.

Born September 17th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Copenhagen.

Sergej Barbarez

Bosnian association football manager (born 1971).

Born September 17th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Mostar.

Pamela Melroy

American astronaut.

Born September 17th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Palo Alto.

Yooa

South korean singer.

Born September 17th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Seoul.

Stacy Kamano

American actress.

Born September 17th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Honolulu.

Stephen Barton

British composer (born 1982).

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

Alex Lynn

British racing driver.

Born September 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in London. [ref]

Tigran L. Petrosian

Armenian chess player.

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

Frederick Ashton

British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988).

Born September 17th, 1904 in Guayaquil.

Died October 18th, 1988 at 84 years old in Suffolk.

Ursula Karven

German actress and author.

Born September 17th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Ulm.

Lalgudi Jayaraman

Carnatic violinist/composer (1930-2013).

Born September 17th, 1930 in Chennai.

Died April 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old (heart failure).

Keith Cooke

American martial artist and actor.

Born September 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Seattle.

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).

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).

Gebran Tueni

Lebanese journalist and politician (1957-2005).

Born September 17th, 1957 in Ashrafieh.

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

Allie MacDonald

Canadian actress.

Born September 17th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Port Hawkesbury.

Jean-Marie Lustiger

French catholic cardinal (1926–2007).

Born September 17th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [ref]

Craig Richard Nelson

American actor (1947–2025).

Born September 17th, 1947 in Salt Lake City.

Died March 3rd, 2025 at 77 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]

Demis Nikolaidis

Greek footballer.

Born September 17th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Giessen.

Yordy Reyna

Peruvian footballer.

Born September 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Chiclayo.

Ai Mori

Japanese rock climber.

Born September 17th, 2003 (age 22 years) in Kawasaki. [ref]

Will Gregory

English musician and record producer (born 1959).

Born September 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Bristol.

Vladimir Menshov

Soviet and russian 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]

Jan Eliasson

Swedish diplomat and politician.

Born September 17th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Gothenburg.

Josué Pesqueira

Portuguese footballer.

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

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