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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
Maurice Duverger
French academic (1917–2014).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Angoulême.
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife of prince george valdemar of denmark; maternal first cousin of elizabeth ii.
Born December 4th, 1917 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1980 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Kishan Lal
Field hockey player (1917-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1980 at 63 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Dik Browne
American cartoonist (1917–1989).
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota.
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Parmese and spanish royal (1917–2017).
Born November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 99 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Ib Melchior
American filmmaker and writer.
Born September 17th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 14th, 2015 at 97 years old in West Hollywood.
Loretta King Hadler
American actress (1917-2007).
Born August 20th, 1917 in Phoenix.
Died September 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Century City (disease). [ref]
Isuzu Yamada
Japanese actress (1917–2012).
Born February 5th, 1917 in Osaka.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Isang Yun
Korean-born german composer (1917–1995).
Born September 17th, 1917 in South Korea, South Gyeongsang.
Died November 3rd, 1995 at 78 years old in Berlin.
David Goodis
Novelist, screenwriter (1917–1967).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died January 7th, 1967 at 49 years old in Philadelphia.
John Fitch
Racecar driver.
Born August 4th, 1917 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Litchfield County (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Mamie Phipps Clark
American psychologist.
Born April 18th, 1917 in Hot Springs.
Died August 11th, 1983 at 66 years old in New York City. [ref]
Morihiro Higashikuni
Imperial japanese army officer; member of a cadet line of the japanese imperial family (1917–1969).
Died February 1st, 1969 at 51 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Džemal Bijedić
Bosnian politician (1917 – 1977).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Mostar. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1977 at 59 years old in Sarajevo.
Wieland Wagner
German opera director (1917–1966).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Bayreuth. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1966 at 49 years old in Munich (lung cancer). [ref]
Edgar Whitcomb
American politician (1917-2016).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Hayden.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 98 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Larbi Benbarek
Moroccan footballer (1917-1992).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Casablanca.
Died September 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in Casablanca.
Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor (1917–2001).
Born July 20th, 1917 in Aarau.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 9th, 1917 in Pool Department, Brazzaville. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis). [ref]
Ernesto Alonso
Mexican film producer and telenovela creator (1917–2007).
Born February 28th, 1917 in Aguascalientes City.
Died August 7th, 2007 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Nikolai Ogarkov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–1994).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Molokovo.
Died January 23rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer (1917–2005).
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción.
John Robarts
Canadian politician, premier of ontario (1917-1982).
Born January 11th, 1917 in Banff.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 65 years old in Toronto (cerebrovascular disease).
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