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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
Li Rui
Chinese politician (1917–2019).
Born April 13th, 1917 in Pingjiang County.
Died February 16th, 2019 at 101 years old in Beijing (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
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).
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).
Vasily Mishin
Soviet engineer (1917-2001).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Byvalin.
Died October 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
President of el salvador (1917-2003).
Born July 7th, 1917 in El Divisadero. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 85 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Fay Baker
American actress, novelist (1917-1987).
Born January 31st, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1987 at 70 years old in Sleepy Hollow (breast cancer).
Kriangsak Chamanan
Thai politician (1917-2003).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Samut Sakhon.
Died December 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in Bangkok.
Shanta Gandhi
Indian dancer and theatre director (1917-2002).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Nashik.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 84 years old in Mumbai.
Zenna Henderson
American writer (1917–1983).
Born November 1st, 1917 in Tucson. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Dick Hogan
American actor (1917-1995).
Born November 27th, 1917 in Little Rock.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 77 years old in Little Rock.
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist (1917–2006).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt.
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich.
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinien poet (1917-2003).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus.
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke).
William Standish Knowles
American chemist (1917–2012).
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hans Philipp
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1917–1943).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Meissen.
Died October 8th, 1943 at 26 years old in Neuenhaus.
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917–1995).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (Alzheimer's disease).
Anna Molka Ahmed
Pakistani artist (1917-1994).
Born August 13th, 1917 in London.
Died April 20th, 1994 at 76 years old in Lahore.
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Wim Sonneveld
Dutch comedian (1917–1974).
Born June 28th, 1917 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Elmer Gedeon
United states army air force captain, major league baseball player, one of two mlb players killed in world war ii (1917-1944).
Born April 15th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 20th, 1944 at 27 years old in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Alec Stock
British footballer and manager (1917-2001).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Wimborne Minster.
Died April 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Wimborne Minster.
Herman Feshbach
American physicist (1917–2000).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917–1971).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven.
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