François Decoster (Francois Decoster)

American mayor | John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award | USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California | Altadena: April 17, 1982

Armenian politician | Medal "Andranik Ozanyan” (2011), Medal of Anania Shirakatsi (2008), Second Class Service of the Fatherland Medal, Garegin Nzhdeh medal (2008)

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2024) | University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Sciences Po, École nationale d'administration | Paris

Canadian politician | Canadian Football Hall of Fame | University of Saskatchewan, Walter Murray Collegiate | Saskatoon: April 17, 1973 - Mexico City: May 13, 1974

Prosecutor-General of Ukraine | Honored Jurist of Ukraine | Odesa University | Odesa: April 17, 1973 - Madrid: March 4, 1976 | Andrii Kostin | Odesa: April 17

Russian politician (born 1972) | Order of Honour | Chechen State University | Shali: April 17, 1972 - Tokyo: January 26, 1978 | Mokhmad Akhmadov | Shali: April

Ukrainian journalist and politician | Chest profesii | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Journalism | Kharkiv: April 17, 1969

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2018) | University of Jaén | Jaén: April 17, 1969 - May 17, 1918 | Francisco Javier Vallejo

Russian politician (born 1968) | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour | North-Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol State Agrarian University

Estonian military personnel, politician and sportsperson (born 1967) | Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit

politician | "90th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (1918–2008)" Medal | Azerbaijan Medical University | Shatvan: April 17, 1964 - June 13, 1937

Finnish politician and diplomat | Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2014), Medal for Military Merits (2014), Commander of

14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (2010) | Universiti Malaya | April 17, 1962 - Ostrów

Spanish writer and politician | Premi Carles Rahola d'assaig (1995), Ramon Llull Award (2004), Premi Documenta de narrativa (1996), Premi Sant Jordi de

French politician | Knight of the National Order of Merit | Panthéon-Assas University Paris, University of Franche-Comté | Besançon: April 17, 1961 - Paris

member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017 | honorary doctor of the University of Neuchâtel (2014) | University of Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel: April

Irish politician | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class (2023) | Dublin City University | County Kildare: April 17, 1960 - September 21, 1943 | Seán

Belarusian politician | Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal | Belarusian State Agricultural Academy | Ciachcin: April 17, 1957 - Minsk: January 7, 1991

Odznaka Honorowa za Zasługi dla Samorządu Terytorialnego, Gold Cross of Merit, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Italian journalist and politician | Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria | University of Florence | Bolzano: April 17, 1955 - Makati: August 1, 2009

Ukrainian military officer and politician | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, 2nd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Zhukov Medal, Order of Bohdan

Polish sociologist (1951–2023) | Award Józef Tischner (2013), Fellow of Collegium Invisibile | XLVIII LO im. Dembowskiego in Warsaw, Faculty of Philosophy

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Honored Jurist of Ukraine | National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine” | Bryansk

Polish politician | Odznaka „Za Zasługi dla Światowego Związku Żołnierzy Armii Krajowej” (1996), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011)

Ukrainian politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour | Uman National University of Horticulture | Lypivka

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour | Aggregations of law in France | Pau: April 17, 1943 - Montreal: September 28, 1937

Australian politician | Member of the Order of Australia (2001), Centenary Medal (2001) | University of Adelaide, Adelaide High School, Università per

politician (born 1941) | Commander of the Legion of Honour, Ring of Tolerance (2014), North–South Prize (2014), honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University

Estonian politician and freedom fighter | Order of Polonia Restituta (2009), Order of the White Star, 2nd Class (2006), Order of the National Coat of Arms, 2nd

Polish politician | Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence, Medal of the National Education Commission, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Knight of the Order of

Azerbaijani politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Honour, Heydar Aliyev Order, Order of Friendship, Sheref Order, Shohrat Order

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class, Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Merited

Finnish politician, diplomat and journalist | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog

German politician | Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis (2004), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Free University Berlin | Berlin

Brazilian doctor and politician, former deputy for the State of Bahia | Bertha Lutz Prize (2018) | Faculty of Medicine of Bahia | Tauá: April 17, 1933 - August 14, 1991

Soviet politician (1932-1999) | Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, VDNKh gold medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, National Hero of Armenia

Polish politician (1929-2000) | Work Flag Order, 1st class, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the Builders of

8th prime minister of India (1927-2007) | Outstanding Parliamentarian Award (1995), Banga Bibhushan (1995) | University of Allahabad | Ibrahimpatti: April 17

Israeli educator and politician (1926–2022) | Israel Prize (2010) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hebrew Reali School | Ben Shemen: April 17, 1926

President of Cuba (1919-1983) | Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania (1973), Order of the White Lion (1961), Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1960)

Brazilian economist (1917–2001) | Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros (1969) | Columbia University, George Washington University | Cuiabá: April 17, 1917

First Lady of Guatemala | Order of the Quetzal | Notre Dame de Namur University | San Salvador: April 17, 1915 - Heredia: January 5, 2009 | María Cristina

Italian politician | Order of St. Gregory the Great | University of Turin | Fossano: April 17, 1915 - Fossano: March 22, 2002 | Luigi Bima | Fossano: April 17

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1915–2003) | Medal of Honor, National Aviation Hall of Fame (1984), Distinguished Flying Cross

Greek politician and writer (1910-1990) | Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of

French politician (1909-1996) | Resistance Medal, Robert Schuman Medal (1986), Ernst Reuter Medal (1988), Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian

Mexican politician (1902-1974) | Premio Mazatlán de Literatura (1968), Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1951), doctor

Argentine economist (1901-1986) | Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1974), Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, honorary doctor

German politician (1900-1990) | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Heimatmedaille des Landes Baden-Württemberg

Swiss writer, journalist and fascist politician (1896-1960) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1936) | University of Geneva | Geneva: April 17, 1896

French politician and Army officer (1894-1955) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1952), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1917) | École Spéciale Militaire

Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1931), Cross of Independence (1933) | Jagiellonian University | April 17, 1892 - Gdańsk: January 31, 1972

Spanish general (1891-1951) | Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration (1950), Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge (1948)

Japanese politician (1877–1949) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Tokyo | Aizuwakamatsu: April 17, 1877 - Tokyo: November 14, 1949

Member of Parliament (1876-1971) | Knight Bachelor | Stubbington House School | April 17, 1876 - March 11, 1971 | Ernest Taylor | April 17, 1876 - March 11

Russian general (1874–1937) | Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class with swords (1916), Order of the Bath (1916), Order of Saint

Austrian member of Austrian empire council and doctor | Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Gold Cross of Merit, Silver Cross of the Virtuti

French politician (1845-1917) | Commander of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Lille: April 17, 1845 - Paris: July 21, 1917 | Jacques Sever

French banker and ballet librettist (1840-1892) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Condorcet | Frankfurt: April 17, 1840 - Paris: November 19, 1892

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1832-1918) | Medal of Honor | Ayr Academy | Ayrshire: April 17, 1832 - Buffalo: April 24, 1918 | John M. Farquhar

American lawyer and judge | Legum Doctor (1892) | Harvard University | Greenfield: April 17, 1827 - Boston: December 13, 1912 | Charles Allen | Greenfield

American judge | Arkansas Black Hall of Fame (2016), Person of National Historic Significance | Shadow And Light | Oberlin College | Philadelphia: April 17

Austrian art historian (1817-1885) | honorary citizen of Vienna (1885) | Palacký University Olomouc | Olomouc: April 17, 1817 - Vienna: April 18, 1885

Italian general | Commemoration Medal for the thousand of Marsala | University of Paris | Monticello Brianza: April 17, 1813 - Rome: September 18, 1874

Dutch politician (1798–1868) | Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1867) | Leiden University | Heino: April 17, 1798 - London: March 2, 1868

British Conservative politician (1791–1868) | Order of the Garter | Eton College, University of Oxford | London: April 17, 1791 - London: April 12, 1868

Belgian politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Brussels metropolitan area: April 17, 1789 - Brussels

British diplomat | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Eton College, University of Glasgow, Trinity College | April 17, 1782 - January 29, 1853

French politician and Belgian bibliophile (1764-1832) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Old University of Leuven

Irish natural philosopher and writer on politics | Fellow of the Royal Society (1686) | Molyneux's problem | Trinity College Dublin | Dublin: April 17, 1656