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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer (1917–2005).
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción.
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción.
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]
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).
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]
Ann Richards
Australian actress (1917–2006).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Torrance.
Noah Adamia
Soviet sniper (1917-1942).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Tiflis Governorate.
Died July 24th, 1942 at 24 years old in Sevastopol.
Irving Kaplansky
Canadian mathematician (1917–2006).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Toronto.
Died June 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
James Rainwater
American physicist.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.
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]
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]
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Irene.
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.
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.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
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).
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).
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).
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist (1917–2006).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich.
Massimo Serato
Italian actor (1916-1989).
Born May 31st, 1917 in Oderzo.
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).
Ezra Stone
Actor, television and film director (1917-1994).
Born December 2nd, 1917 in New Bedford.
Died March 3rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (traffic collision).
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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]
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