17 April (people)

* 1920 - Actor Arnold Yarrow was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1924 - Actor Clyde Pollitt was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1924 - Actor Kevin Lindsay was born.Aveleyman
* 1929 - Actor Eve Pearce was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1935 - Controller of BBC One Alan Hart was born.People Pill
* 1941 - Actor Brian Miller was born.Famous Birthdays
* 1942 - Actor David Bradley was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1944 - Actor Diane Fletcher was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1950 - Actor Peter Mantle was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1959 - Actor Imogen Bain was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 1963 - Property master Terry Weaver was born.IMDb
* 1963 - Writer Andy Lane was born.People Pill
* 1967 - Actor Joe Gibbons died.IMDb
* 1973 - Writer Cavan Scott was born.People Pill
* 2001 - Actor Terry Scully died.Aveleyman
* 2002 - Actor James Copeland died.The Herald
* 2017 - Actor Michael Ladkin died.