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In the year 1917
692 Notable birthdays
Magda Szabó
Hungarian writer, poet and translator (1917–2007).
Born October 5th, 1917 in Debrecen.
Died November 19th, 2007 at 90 years old in Budapest, Kerepes. [ref]
Louis Auchincloss
American lawyer, novelist and historian (1917–2010).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Lawrence.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 92 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Pál Maléter
Hungarian soldier, minister of defence (1917-1958).
Born September 4th, 1917 in Prešov.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Shlomo Goren
Israeli military officer and rabbi (1917–1994).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Zambrów.
Died October 7th, 1994 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Indonesian national hero (1917–1946).
Born January 30th, 1917 in Badung. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1946 at 29 years old in Marga.
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Cleveland Amory
American writer.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Nahant.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 81 years old in Manhattan (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Tadd Dameron
American pianist (1917–1965).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died March 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer).
Minoru Chiaki
Japanese actor.
Born July 28th, 1917 in Bifuka. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Fuchū. [ref]
Leopoldo Trieste
Italian actor.
Born May 3rd, 1917 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 85 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maurice Trintignant
French racecar driver (1917-2005).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes.
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes.
Vera Zorina
Norwegian ballerina (1917-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2003 at 86 years old in Santa Fe (stroke).
John Newland
American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Cincinnati.
Died January 10th, 2000 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Walter Munk
American oceanographer (1917-2019).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 101 years old in La Jolla.
Earl Cameron
British actor (1917–2020).
Born August 8th, 1917 in Pembroke Parish.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 102 years old in Kenilworth. [ref]
Song Ping
Chinese communist revolutionary and politician (1917–2026).
Born April 24th, 1917 in Ju County. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2026 at 108 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Gloria Dickson
American stage and screen actress (1917-1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Marion Donovan
American inventor and architect (1917–1998).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Chile.
Died November 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in New York City.
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917-1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in New York City, Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Nasuhi Ertegün
Turkish-american record producer (1917–1989).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Constantinople.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 71 years old in New York City.
S. I. Padmavati
Indian medical academic.
Born June 20th, 1917 in Myanmar. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2020 at 103 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
Ed Peck
American actor (1917–1992).
Born March 26th, 1917 in New York City.
Died September 12th, 1992 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999).
Born September 6th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 82 years old in Paris. [ref]
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