Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
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]
Curley Russell
American jazz musician (1917–1986).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Trinidad.
Died July 3rd, 1986 at 69 years old in Jamaica.
Ian Catford
British linguist (1917–2009).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Edinburgh.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 92 years old in Shoreline.
Robert Manzon
French racing driver (1917–2015).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Marseille.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 97 years old in Cassis. [ref]
Anna Campori
Italian actress (1917-2018).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 19th, 2018 at 100 years old in Rome.
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 17th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia (assassination).
Madeleine Robinson
Actress (1917-2004).
Born November 5th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roberto Camardiel
Spanish actor (1917-1986).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Alagón.
Died November 7th, 1986 at 68 years old in Zaragoza Province.
Olga Sanfirova
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).
Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.
Zainab al-Ghazali
Egyptian activist (1923-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Mit Ghamr.
Died August 3rd, 2005 at 88 years old in Cairo.
HB Jassin
Indonesian literary critic (1917–2000).
Born July 31st, 1917 in Gorontalo.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
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.
Albert Mol
Dutch actor (1917-2004).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2004 at 87 years old in Laren (aneurysm). [ref]
Doris Duranti
Italian actress (1917–1995).
Born April 25th, 1917 in Livorno.
Died March 10th, 1995 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Christiane Rochefort
French writer (1917–1998).
Born July 17th, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Le Pradet.
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer (1917–1970).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
Albert De Cleyn
Belgian footballer (1917-1990).
Born June 28th, 1917 in Mechelen.
Died September 13th, 1990 at 73 years old in Belgium.
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]
Birthdays 476 to 500 of 733
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much. George Harrison