Bill Macy (1922-2019)
TV Actor
1
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Composer
2
Emory Tate (1958-2015)
Chess Player
3
3PAC (1991-2015)
Rapper
4
Gordon Downie (1964-2017)
Rock Singer
5
George Davis (1870-1940)
Baseball Player
6
Megan Meier (1992-2006)
7
Alicia Alonso (1920-2019)
Dancer
8
J Bruce Ismay (1862-1937)
Titanic Survivor
9
Jean-jacques Dessalines (1758-1806)
Politician
10
Emily Murphy (1868-1933)
Civil Rights Leader
11
Pinky Curvy (1996-2020)
Instagram Star
12
Levi Stubbs (1936-2008)
13
Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024)
Movie Actress
14
Puyi (1906-1967)
Emperor
15
Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919-1991)
Country Singer
16
Laura Secord (1775-1868)
War Hero
17
Alberta Hunter (1895-1964)
Blues Singer
18
Joey Bishop (1918-2007)
Comedian
19
Elijah Cummings (1951-2019)
20
Mychael Knight (1978-2017)
Fashion Designer
21
Youssef Wahbi (1902-1982)
Movie Actor
22
Doreen Montalvo (1963-2020)
Stage Actress
23
Tabby Brown (1985-2023)
Model
24
October 17 Birthdays
October 17 Horoscope
Teresa Brewer (1931-2007)
Pop Singer
25
Carla Bley (1936-2023)
26
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
27
William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910)
Playwright
28
Joan Hickson (1906-1998)
TV Actress
29
Leo Nomellini (1924-2000)
Football Player
30
Danielle Darrieux (1917-2017)
31
Harry Cooper (1904-2000)
Golfer
32
Janice Rule (1931-2003)
33
Joseph Bruce Ismay (1862-1937)
Entrepreneur
34
Lou Scheimer (1928-2013)
TV Producer
35
John Reed (1887-1920)
Journalist
36
Peyo Yavorov (1878-1914)
Poet
37
Ruby Dandridge (1900-1987)
38
Oli Herbert (1969-2018)
Guitarist
39
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)
40
Bernt Balchen (1899-1973)
Pilot
41
Criss Oliva (1963-1993)
42
James Redford (1962-2020)
Director
43
Lucy Bacon (1857-1932)
Painter
44
George Godfrey (1853-1901)
Boxer
45
Howard Kendall (1946-2015)
Soccer Player
46
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
47
Mounir Mourad (1922-1981)
World Music Singer
48
October 17 In Entertainment
October Deaths
