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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
Herbert A. Hauptman
American mathematician (1917–2011).
Born February 14th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 94 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Aurelio Lampredi
Italian engineer designer (1917–1989).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Livorno.
Died June 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Livorno.
Musine Kokalari
Albanian writer (1917-1983).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.
Died August 24th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).
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]
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917–1998).
Born September 15th, 1917 in New Kensington.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 80 years old in Nashua (stroke).
Luis Carniglia
Argentinian footballer (1917–2001).
Born October 4th, 1917 in Olivos.
Died June 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Carlos Puebla
Cuban musician (1917–1989).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Manzanillo.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Havana.
Melville Shavelson
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author (1917–2007).
Born April 1st, 1917 in New York City.
Died August 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Honor Frost
Underwater archaeologist (1917–2010).
Born October 28th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died September 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Robert Fano
Italian-american computer scientist (1917–2016).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]
Mak Dizdar
Bosnian and yugoslav poet (1917–1971).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Stolac.
Died July 14th, 1971 at 53 years old in Sarajevo.
Ion Rațiu
Romanian newspaper editor and politician (1917–2000).
Died January 17th, 2000 at 82 years old in London.
Carl Burgos
American comic book and advertising artist (1917–1984).
Born April 18th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 1st, 1984 at 66 years old in Nassau County.
Otto Glória
Brazilian football coach (1917–1986).
Born January 9th, 1917 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Robert Antelme
French writer (1917–1990).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Sartène.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre.
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917–1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director (1917–2017).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Libourne.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Albert L. Lehninger
American biochemist (1917–1986).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Bridgeport.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Vasily Petrov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–2014).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Chernolesskoye.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Marcel Albert
French world war ii pilot (1917-2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 92 years old in Harlingen. [ref]
Lise Nørgaard
Danish writer and journalist (1917–2023).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Roskilde. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2023 at 105 years old in Humlebæk. [ref]
Maria Palmer
Stage and film actress (1917-1981).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 6th, 1981 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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