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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo.
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer).
John Berry
American film director (1917-1999).
Born September 6th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 82 years old in Paris.
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor.
Born April 28th, 1917 in Columbia County.
Died July 20th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gloria Dickson
American actress (1917–1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
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.
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917–1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
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).
Phedon Gizikis
Greek politician ,former president of the hellenic republic (1917–1999).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Volos.
Died July 26th, 1999 at 82 years old in Athens.
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler (1917–2008).
Born September 6th, 1917 in Heimerzheim Castle.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Sydney J. Harris
British american journalist (1917–1986).
Born September 14th, 1917 in London.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyayev
Russian biologist (1917–1985).
Born July 17th, 1917 in Kostroma.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 68 years old in Novosibirsk.
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).
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Glenn Langan
American stage and film actor.
Born July 8th, 1917 in Denver.
Died January 26th, 1991 at 73 years old in Camarillo, Los Angeles (disease).
Buddy Lester
American comedian and actor (1917–2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Paul Rogers
English actor (1917–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Plympton.
Died October 6th, 2013 at 96 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Chung Il-kwon
South korean general, politician (1917–1994).
Born November 21st, 1917 in Ussuriysk.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 76 years old in Honolulu (lymphoma).
Humphry Osmond
British psychiatrist (1917-2004).
Born July 1st, 1917 in United States, Surrey.
Died February 6th, 2004 at 86 years old in Appleton.
Atle Selberg
Norwegian mathematician (1917–2007).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Langesund.
Died August 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Princeton (heart failure). [ref]
Hossein Fatemi
Iranian politician.
Born February 10th, 1917 in Nain. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1954 at 37 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue (1917–2011).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917–2009).
Born April 28th, 1917 in Manhattan.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Algirdas Greimas
Lithuanian-french linguist (1917-1992).
Died February 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur (1917–2008).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
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