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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
Mack Reynolds
American science fiction writer (1917–1983).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Corcoran.
Died January 30th, 1983 at 65 years old in San Luis Potosí.
Cahal Daly
Cardinal (1917–2009).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Loughguile.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Belfast City Hospital. [ref]
Elaine Riley
American film and television actress (1917-2015).
Born January 15th, 1917 in East Liverpool.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian amazigh linguist and writer (1917–1989).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Tawrirt Mimun. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Aïn Deflaa (traffic collision). [ref]
Kay Aldridge
Model, actress (1917-1995).
Born July 9th, 1917 in Tallahassee.
Died January 12th, 1995 at 77 years old in Rockport (heart failure).
Frank Robbins
Comic creator (1917–1994).
Born September 9th, 1917 in Boston.
Died November 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in San Miguel de Allende (myocardial infarction).
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Valentina Serova
Soviet actor (1917-1975).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died December 12th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Velma Middleton
American singer (1917–1961).
Born September 1st, 1917 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1961 at 43 years old in Freetown (stroke).
Roque Máspoli
Uruguayan footballer (1917-2004).
Born October 12th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died February 22nd, 2004 at 86 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction).
David Flusser
Israeli academic (1917–2000).
Born September 15th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 15th, 2000 at 83 years old in Jerusalem.
Domenico Bartolucci
Roman catholic cardinal (1917–2013).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Borgo San Lorenzo.
Died November 11th, 2013 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jule Gregory Charney
Us meteorologist (1917–1981).
Born January 1st, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 1981 at 64 years old in Boston.
Erich Leo Lehmann
American statistician (1917-2009).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Strasbourg.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
Massimo Dallamano
Italian director, cinematographer and screenwriter (1917–1976).
Born April 17th, 1917 in Milan.
Died November 14th, 1976 at 59 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Anna Marly
Russian singer-songwriter (1917–2006).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Romagny.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Palmer.
Fyodor Khitruk
Soviet and russian animator and film director (1917–2012).
Died December 3rd, 2012 at 95 years old in Moscow (Parkinson's disease).
Phil Taylor
English footballer (1917-2012).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Bristol.
Died December 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in Bedfordshire.
Joan Roberts
American actress, singer (1917–2012).
Born July 15th, 1917 in Manhattan.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Stamford (heart failure). [ref]
Eladio Dieste
Uruguayan architect (1917-2000).
Born December 1st, 1917 in Artigas.
Died July 19th, 2000 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Mikhail Devyatayev
Hero of the soviet union (1917–2002).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Torbeyevo.
Died November 24th, 2002 at 85 years old in Kazan.
Francisco Elías de Tejada y Spínola
Spanish philosopher (1917–1978).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Georges Arnaud
French writer (1917–1987).
Born July 16th, 1917 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1987 at 69 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Miklós Gimes
Hungarian politician (1917–1958).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter, playwright and producer (1917–2013).
Born May 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
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