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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
Matéo Maximoff
French writer (1917–1999).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died November 24th, 1999 at 82 years old in Montreuil.
Ken Downing
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1917 in Staffordshire.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in Monte Carlo.
Lev Kerbel
Russian sculptor (1917-2003).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Graham Higman
British mathematician (1917–2008).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Louth.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Arthur Wahl
American chemist (1917–2006).
Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).
Hilde Krahl
Austrian actress (1917–1999).
Born January 10th, 1917 in Slavonski Brod.
Died June 28th, 1999 at 82 years old in Vienna.
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.
József Asbóth
Hungarian tennis player (1917–1986).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Szombathely.
Died September 22nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Munich.
Beno Eckmann
Swiss mathematician (1917–2008).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Bern.
Died November 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Zurich. [ref]
János Harmatta
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Herbert Anderson
American actor (1917–1994).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Oakland.
Died June 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Lado Asatiani
Georgian poet (1917–1943).
Born January 14th, 1917 in Kutaisi.
Died June 23rd, 1943 at 26 years old in Tbilisi (tuberculosis).
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Sergei Fomin
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born December 9th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died August 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Vladivostok.
Carlo Cassola
Italian novelist (1917-1987).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 69 years old in Montecarlo.
Viktor Safronov
Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Lana Marconi
Romanian-french actor.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Bucharest.
Died December 8th, 1990 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Georgiy Shilov
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Ivanovo.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Solís Palma
Panamanian president (1917-2009).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Los Santos Province.
Died November 6th, 2009 at 91 years old in Panama City (edema).
Dominic Ekandem
Catholic cardinal (1917–1995).
Born June 23rd, 1917 in Nigeria.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 78 years old in Abuja.
Fanula Papazoglu
Yugoslav historian (1917–2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Bitola.
Died January 26th, 2001 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
Helena Rasiowa
Polish mathematician (1917-1994).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
David Hampshire
British racing driver (1917–1990).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Derby.
Died August 25th, 1990 at 72 years old in Derbyshire.
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