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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
HB Jassin
Indonesian literary critic (1917–2000).
Born July 31st, 1917 in Gorontalo.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
Robert Manzon
French racing driver (1917–2015).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Marseille.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 97 years old in Cassis. [ref]
William Verity
American businessman (1917-2007).
Born January 26th, 1917 in Middletown.
Died January 3rd, 2007 at 89 years old in Beaufort (pneumonia).
Curley Russell
American jazz musician (1917–1986).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Trinidad.
Died July 3rd, 1986 at 69 years old in Jamaica.
Georg Tintner
Austrian musician (1917–1999).
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Vienna.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Halifax (suicide by jumping from height).
Ian Catford
British linguist (1917–2009).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Edinburgh.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 92 years old in Shoreline.
Wenche Foss
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist (1917–2011).
Born December 5th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died March 28th, 2011 at 93 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 17th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia (assassination).
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
Romanian politician (1917-2017).
Born March 18th, 1917 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2017 at 100 years old in Ploiești. [ref]
Madeleine Robinson
Actress (1917-2004).
Born November 5th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
Albert De Cleyn
Belgian footballer (1917-1990).
Born June 28th, 1917 in Mechelen.
Died September 13th, 1990 at 73 years old in Belgium.
Anna Campori
Italian actress (1917-2018).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 19th, 2018 at 100 years old in Rome.
René Laurentin
French theologian (1917–2017).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Tours.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 99 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Karl Steinbuch
German computer scientist (1917–2005).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Germany, Bad Cannstatt.
Died June 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Ettlingen. [ref]
Roberto Camardiel
Spanish actor (1917-1986).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Alagón.
Died November 7th, 1986 at 68 years old in Zaragoza Province.
Ed Sadowski
American basketball player (1917–1990).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Akron.
Died September 18th, 1990 at 73 years old in Wall Township (cancer).
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
André Waterkeyn
Belgian engineer and olympic field hockey player (1917–2005).
Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon.
Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in Brussels.
Semyon Kurkotkin
Marshal of the soviet union (1917–1990).
Born February 13th, 1917 in Ramenskoye.
Died September 16th, 1990 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Robert La Caze
Moroccan racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1917 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 98 years old in Le Cannet.
Olga Sanfirova
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).
Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.
Els Aarne
Estonian composer and music pedagogue (1917–1995).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Makiivka.
Died June 14th, 1995 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
Doris Duranti
Italian actress (1917–1995).
Born April 25th, 1917 in Livorno.
Died March 10th, 1995 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Erich Apel
German politician and economist (1917-1965).
Born October 3rd, 1917 in Judenbach.
Died December 3rd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin.
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