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In the year 1917
692 Notable birthdays
Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917-2012).
Died August 20th, 2012 at 95 years old in Brentwood.
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001).
Born June 16th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 84 years old in Boise (horse fall).
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (d. 2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Richard Boone
American actor.
Born June 18th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 63 years old in St. Augustine (pneumonia, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer).
I. M. Pei
Chinese-american architect.
Born April 26th, 1917 in Guangzhou.
Died May 16th, 2019 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993).
Born October 21st, 1917 in Cheraw.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Englewood (pancreatic cancer).
June Allyson
American actress (1917–2006).
Born October 7th, 1917 in The Bronx.
Died July 8th, 2006 at 88 years old in Ojai (respiratory disease). [ref]
Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Cogdell.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Miami.
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917-2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yahya Khan
Former pakistani president (1917–1980).
Born February 4th, 1917 in Chakwal.
Died August 10th, 1980 at 63 years old in Rawalpindi.
David Tomlinson
English actor (1917-2000).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2000 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (stroke). [ref]
Aimo Koivunen
Finnish soldier.
Born October 17th, 1917 in Alastaro.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Jyväskylä.
Óscar Romero
Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917-1980).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
June Foray
American voice actress (1917-2017).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Springfield. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2017 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Pedro Infante
Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957).
Born November 18th, 1917 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 39 years old in Mérida (aviation accident).
John Connally
United states secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972, governor of texas 1963 to 1969.
Born February 27th, 1917 in Floresville.
Died June 15th, 1993 at 76 years old in Houston (pulmonary fibrosis).
Anthony Burgess
English writer and composer (1917–1993).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Harpurhey.
Died November 22nd, 1993 at 76 years old in London (lung cancer).
Isabel Sanford
American actress (1917-2004).
Born August 29th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917–2007).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died January 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).
Kirk Kerkorian
Armenian-american businessman, investor, and philanthropist. he was the president and ceo of tracinda corporation..
Born June 6th, 1917 in Fresno.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Byron White
American football player and jurist (1917–2002).
Born June 8th, 1917 in Fort Collins.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 84 years old in Denver (pneumonia). [ref]
George Gaynes
American actor (1917-2016).
Born May 16th, 1917 in Helsinki.
Died February 15th, 2016 at 98 years old in North Bend (disease). [ref]
Dabbs Greer
American actor (1917−2007).
Born April 2nd, 1917 in Fairview.
Died April 28th, 2007 at 90 years old in Pasadena (kidney failure). [ref]
Fannie Lou Hamer
American civil rights activist (1917–1977).
Born October 6th, 1917 in Montgomery County. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1977 at 59 years old in Mound Bayou (heart failure). [ref]
Andrew Wyeth
American realist painter (1917-2009).
Born July 12th, 1917 in Chadds Ford Township. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2009 at 91 years old in Chadds Ford Township (disease). [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle