William Gopallawa

Sri lankan president (1897-1981).

Born September 17th, 1897 in Matale.

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

Jules White

Hungarian-born american film director and producer (1900-1985).

Born September 17th, 1900 in Budapest.

Died April 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (Alzheimer's disease).

Mason Raymond

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Calgary.

Lynne Griffin

Canadian actress.

Born September 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Toronto.

Shawn Horcoff

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Trail.

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius

South african politician (1819–1901).

Born September 17th, 1819 in Graaff-Reinet.

Died May 19th, 1901 at 81 years old in Potchefstroom.

Ana Moura

Angolan-portuguese fado singer (b.1979).

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

Franklin Buchanan

United states navy officer (1800-1874).

Born September 17th, 1800 in Baltimore.

Died May 11th, 1874 at 73 years old in Talbot County.

Edgar G. Ulmer

American film director, set designer (1904-1972).

Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. ^[ref]

Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. ^[ref]

Kemar Lawrence

Jamaican footballer.

Born September 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Kingston.

Esther Ralston

American actress (1902–1994).

Born September 17th, 1902 in Bar Harbor.

Died January 14th, 1994 at 91 years old in Ventura (myocardial infarction).

Uzeyir Hajibeyov

Azerbaijani composer (1885–1948).

Born September 17th, 1885 in Aghjabadi.

Died November 23rd, 1948 at 63 years old in Baku (heart failure).

Tomáš Hubočan

Slovak footballer.

Born September 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Žilina.

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

Grand duchess consort of hesse and by rhine (1871–1937).

Born September 17th, 1871 in Lich.

Died November 16th, 1937 at 66 years old in Ostend (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash).

Lesley Roy

Irish singer.

Born September 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Balbriggan. ^[ref]

Adriana Sklenaříková

Slovak actress, model and tv presenter.

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

Jazmin Carlin

British swimmer.

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

Jake Jervis

English association football player (born 1991).

Born September 17th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Wolverhampton.

Kemal Monteno

Bosnian singer-songwriter.

Born September 17th, 1948 in Sarajevo.

Died January 21st, 2015 at 66 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).

Robert Matsui

American politician (1941–2005).

Born September 17th, 1941 in Sacramento.

Died January 1st, 2005 at 63 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia, leukemia).

Muhammed Anas

Indian sprinter.

Born September 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Kerala.

Curtis Harrington

American film director (1926-2007).

Born September 17th, 1926 in Los Angeles.

Died May 6th, 2007 at 80 years old in Hollywood Hills (stroke). ^[ref]

Bakari Koné

Ivorian-french association football player.

Born September 17th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Abidjan.

Adrián Díaz

Spanish ice dancer.

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

Pavel Mamayev

Russian footballer.

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