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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
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).
Ken Downing
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1917 in Staffordshire.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in Monte Carlo.
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]
Dennis Westcott
English footballer (1917-1960).
Born July 2nd, 1917 in Wallasey.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 43 years old in Stafford (leukemia).
Pentti Aalto
Finnish linguist (1917–1998).
Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease).
Zerka T. Moreno
American psychotherapist.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in Rockville. [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).
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).
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).
Graham Higman
British mathematician (1917–2008).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Louth.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
János Harmatta
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Hilde Krahl
Austrian actress (1917–1999).
Born January 10th, 1917 in Slavonski Brod.
Died June 28th, 1999 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Beno Eckmann
Swiss mathematician (1917–2008).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Bern.
Died November 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Zurich. [ref]
József Asbóth
Hungarian tennis player (1917–1986).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Szombathely.
Died September 22nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Munich.
Dominic Ekandem
Catholic cardinal (1917–1995).
Born June 23rd, 1917 in Nigeria.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 78 years old in Abuja.
Sergei Fomin
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born December 9th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died August 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Vladivostok.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Lado Asatiani
Georgian poet (1917–1943).
Born January 14th, 1917 in Kutaisi.
Died June 23rd, 1943 at 26 years old in Tbilisi (tuberculosis).
Carlo Cassola
Italian novelist (1917-1987).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 69 years old in Montecarlo.
Lana Marconi
Romanian-french actor.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Bucharest.
Died December 8th, 1990 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Helena Rasiowa
Polish mathematician (1917-1994).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Viktor Safronov
Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Luigi Poggi
Catholic cardinal (1917–2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Piacenza.
Died May 4th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
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