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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
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).
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
Hilde Zadek
German operatic soprano (1917–2019).
Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.
Yury Lyubimov
Soviet and russian theatre director, actor (1917-2014).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Yaroslavl.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Burhanuddin Harahap
Indonesian prime minister (1917–1987).
Born December 27th, 1917 in Medan.
Died June 14th, 1987 at 69 years old in Jakarta.
Zoltán Fábri
Hungarian actor, film director (1917–1994).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Guatemalan president (1917–1995).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Guatemala City.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 77 years old
Stanley Rogers Resor
Former lawyer and us government official (1917–2012).
Born December 5th, 1917 in New York City.
Died April 17th, 2012 at 94 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor
American writer (1917–1994).
Born January 8th, 1917 in Trenton.
Died November 2nd, 1994 at 77 years old in Charlottesville.
19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche
Indian diplomat (1917-2003).
Born May 21st, 1917 in Ladakh.
Died November 4th, 2003 at 86 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Idriz Ajeti
Albanian linguist.
Born June 26th, 1917 in Tupale. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2019 at 101 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Serge Silberman
French film producer (1917–2003).
Died July 23rd, 2003 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Marshall Reed
American actor (1917-1980).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Englewood.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Esther Cooper Jackson
Civil rights activist (1917–2022).
Born August 21st, 1917 in Arlington County.
Died August 23rd, 2022 at 105 years old in Boston. [ref]
Annapurna Maharana
Odia freedom fighter (1917-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1917 in Odisha. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Melvin H. Evans
American politician (1917-1984).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Christiansted.
Died November 27th, 1984 at 67 years old in Christiansted.
Harrison Brown
American physicist and geochemist (1917–1986).
Born September 26th, 1917 in Sheridan. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Fernanda Pivano
Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
João Saldanha
Brazilian association football player (1917-1990).
Born July 3rd, 1917 in Alegrete.
Died July 12th, 1990 at 73 years old in Rome.
Victor Marijnen
Dutch politician (1917-1975).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Arnhem.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 58 years old in The Hague (myocardial infarction).
Durward Knowles
British-bahamian sailor.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nassau.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 100 years old in Nassau (kidney failure). [ref]
Halim Malkoč
Waffen ss volunteer (1917-1947).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Sokolac.
Died February 8th, 1947 at 29 years old in Bihać (hanging to death).
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