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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
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.
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]
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).
Ilya Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1916–1982).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died October 23rd, 1982 at 65 years old in Moscow.
William Hardy McNeill
Canadian historian and writer (1917–2016).
Born October 31st, 1917 in Vancouver.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Torrington. [ref]
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.
Giulio Petroni
Italian director and screenwriter (1917-2010).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome.
Tosio Katō
Japanese mathematician (1917-1999).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Kanuma.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Oakland.
Manuel Alexandre
Spanish actor (1917–2010).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in Madrid (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).
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).
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).
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]
Henry Carlsson
Swedish footballer and manager (1917–1999).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Falköping.
Died May 28th, 1999 at 81 years old in Sweden.
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).
Nuridin Mukhitdinov
Soviet politician (1917–2008).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Tashkent.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
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]
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer (1917–1970).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
Rolf Kauka
Comic artist (1917–2000).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Markranstädt.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 83 years old in Thomasville.
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]
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]
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician (1917–2014).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Indianapolis.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 97 years old in Dearborn (disease).
Matéo Maximoff
French writer (1917–1999).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died November 24th, 1999 at 82 years old in Montreuil.
Lev Kerbel
Russian sculptor (1917-2003).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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).
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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. Cora Harvey Armstrong