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In the year 1917
692 Notable birthdays
John F. Kennedy
President of the united states from 1961 to 1963.
Born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 46 years old in Parkland Memorial Hospital (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Indira Gandhi
Prime minister of india (1966–1977, 1980–1984).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Prayagraj. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 66 years old in New Delhi (gunshot wound). [ref]
Dean Martin
American singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917-1995).
Born June 7th, 1917 in Steubenville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1995 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (pulmonary emphysema, small cell carcinoma). [ref]
Desi Arnaz
Cuban-born american musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Del Mar (lung cancer).
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Born September 11th, 1917 in Sarrat.
Died September 28th, 1989 at 72 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure).
M. G. Ramachandran
Film actor, chief minister of tamil nadu (1917 – 1987).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Kandy.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Chennai.
Robert Mitchum
American actor (1917-1997).
Born August 6th, 1917 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer). [ref]
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Hamden.
Died July 8th, 2012 at 95 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
Raymond Burr
Canadian actor (1917–1993).
Born May 21st, 1917 in New Westminster.
Died September 12th, 1993 at 76 years old in Sonoma (kidney cancer).
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist, writer and editor.
Born August 28th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (heart failure). [ref]
Louis Zamperini
Italian-american middle distance runner and world war ii veteran.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Olean.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Joan Fontaine
British american actress (1917-2013).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in Tokyo.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Jane Wyman
American actress (1917–2007).
Born January 5th, 1917 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Palm Springs (diabetes, arthritis). [ref]
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008).
Born December 16th, 1917 in Minehead.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 90 years old in Colombo (heart failure). [ref]
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010).
Born June 30th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2010 at 92 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Byrd
American politician (1917–2010).
Born November 20th, 1917 in North Wilkesboro.
Died June 28th, 2010 at 92 years old in Merrifield. [ref]
Allen Ludden
American television personality, actor, emcee and game show host (1917-1981).
Born October 5th, 1917 in Mineral Point.
Died June 9th, 1981 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917–2020).
Born March 20th, 1917 in East Ham. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 103 years old in Princess Royal Hospital. [ref]
Joan Clarke
English cryptanalyst.
Born June 24th, 1917 in West Norwood.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 79 years old in Headington.
Henry Ford II
American automotive industry executive (1917–1987).
Born September 4th, 1917 in Detroit.
Died September 29th, 1987 at 70 years old in Detroit (pneumonia).
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Mel Ferrer
American film actor, director and producer (1917–2008).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Elberon. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara (heart failure). [ref]
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Indian spiritual master.
Born January 12th, 1917 in Jabalpur.
Died February 5th, 2008 at 91 years old in Vlodrop. [ref]
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975).
Born June 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1975 at 57 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982).
Born October 10th, 1917 in Rocky Mount.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 64 years old in Englewood.
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