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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
Peter Leeds
American actor (1917-1996).
Born May 30th, 1917 in Bayonne.
Died November 12th, 1996 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Ruth Park
New zealand-born australian writer (1917–2010).
Born August 24th, 1917 in Auckland.
Died December 14th, 2010 at 93 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Ellis Clarke
Last governor-general and first president of trinidad and tobago (1917-2010).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Port of Spain.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 93 years old in Port of Spain (stroke). [ref]
Suzy Delair
French actress and singer (1917–2020).
Born December 31st, 1917 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 102 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Al Schwimmer
Israeli aerospace engineer and businessman (1917-2011).
Born June 10th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2011 at 94 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Noah Adamia
Soviet sniper (1917-1942).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Tiflis Governorate.
Died July 24th, 1942 at 24 years old in Sevastopol.
Ann Richards
Australian actress (1917–2006).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Torrance.
Siegfried Knappe
German army officer during wwii, and writer (1917–2008).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Brunsbüttel.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 91 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917–2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Earl Bellamy
Film director (1917–2003).
Born March 11th, 1917 in Minneapolis.
Died November 30th, 2003 at 86 years old in Albuquerque (myocardial infarction).
Irving Kaplansky
Canadian mathematician (1917–2006).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Toronto.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer (1917–2016).
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
James Rainwater
American physicist.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
Ernst von Glasersfeld
German philosopher (1917–2010).
Born March 8th, 1917 in Munich.
Died November 12th, 2010 at 93 years old in Franklin County (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Peggy Ahern
Actress (1917-2012).
Born March 9th, 1917 in Douglas.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 95 years old in Culver City. [ref]
O Jin-u
North korean marshal and politician (1917–1995).
Born March 8th, 1917 in Pukchong County.
Died February 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Pyongyang (lung cancer).
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Irene.
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Georgy Vitsin
Soviet and russian actor (1917-2001).
Born April 18th, 1917 in Zelenogorsk.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Jacqueline Auriol
French aviator (1917–2000).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Challans.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Beqir Balluku
Albanian politician (1917-1975).
Born February 14th, 1917 in Tirana.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 58 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Zeng Liansong
Economist, designer of the flag of the people's republic of china.
Born December 17th, 1917 in Rui'an.
Died October 19th, 1999 at 81 years old in Shanghai.
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