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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
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.
André Chouraqui
French lawyer ans author(1917-2007).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Aïn Témouchent.
Died July 9th, 2007 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Ilya Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1916–1982).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died October 23rd, 1982 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Giulio Petroni
Italian director and screenwriter (1917-2010).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome.
Franco Fortini
Italian writer, poet and literary critic (1917-1994).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Florence.
Died November 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Milan (colorectal cancer).
Manuel Alexandre
Spanish actor (1917–2010).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Tosio Katō
Japanese mathematician (1917-1999).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Kanuma.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Oakland.
Walter Hendl
American conductor (1917–2007).
Born January 12th, 1917 in West New York.
Died April 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Harborcreek Township (lung disease). [ref]
Philippe De Lacy
American actor (1917–1995).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Nancy.
Died July 29th, 1995 at 78 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (cancer).
Pentti Aalto
Finnish linguist (1917–1998).
Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease).
Henry Carlsson
Swedish footballer and manager (1917–1999).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Falköping.
Died May 28th, 1999 at 81 years old in Sweden.
Naji Talib
Prime minister of iraq (1917-2012).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Nasiriyah.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician (1917–2014).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Indianapolis.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 97 years old in Dearborn (disease).
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
Arne Sucksdorff
Swedish film director (1917-2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Gustav Vasa parish.
Died May 4th, 2001 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish (pneumonia).
Johannes Bobrowski
German author (1917–1965).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis).
Nuridin Mukhitdinov
Soviet politician (1917–2008).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Tashkent.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
Rolf Kauka
Comic artist (1917–2000).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Markranstädt.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 83 years old in Thomasville.
Zerka T. Moreno
American psychotherapist.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in Rockville. [ref]
Edmond Amran El Maleh
Moroccan writer (1917–2010).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Safi.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 93 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Gonzalo Rojas
Chilean writer, poet and professor.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Lebu.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 93 years old in Santiago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Tikhon Kiselyov
Soviet statesman (1917-1983).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Aharodnia Kuźminickaja.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Minsk (cancer).
Dennis Westcott
English footballer (1917-1960).
Born July 2nd, 1917 in Wallasey.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 43 years old in Stafford (leukemia).
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
Portuguese politician (1917-1983).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Luanda.
Died August 10th, 1983 at 66 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
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