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In the year 1917
733 Notable birthdays
Luigi Poggi
Catholic cardinal (1917–2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Piacenza.
Died May 4th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kusuo Kitamura
Swimmer (1917-1996).
Born October 9th, 1917 in Kōchi-shi.
Died June 6th, 1996 at 78 years old
C.-H. Hermansson
Swedish politician (1917-2016).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Bollnäs church parish.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 98 years old in Stockholms Oscar.
Adolfo Consolini
Italian discus thrower (1917–1969).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Costermano sul Garda.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 52 years old in Milan (hepatitis). [ref]
Jean-Louis Curtis
French novelist (1917–1995).
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Orthez.
Died November 11th, 1995 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Laurie Scott
English footballer and manager (1917-1999).
Born April 23rd, 1917 in Sheffield.
Died July 18th, 1999 at 82 years old in Barnsley. [ref]
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]
Miroslav Brozović
Bosnian and yugoslav footballer and manager (1917–2006)).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.
Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.
Jean Bertin
French scientist, engineer and inventor (1917–1975).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines.
Died December 21st, 1975 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain cancer).
François Simon
Swiss actor (1917–1982).
Born August 16th, 1917 in Geneva.
Died October 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Geneva.
Joseph Wresinski
Anti-poverty activist (1917-1988).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Angers.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 71 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Sergio Grieco
Italian film director and screenwriter (1917–1982).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Codevigo.
Died March 30th, 1982 at 65 years old in Rome.
Yevdokiya Nikulina
Soviet wwii pilot and hero of the soviet union (1917–1993).
Born November 8th, 1917 in Spas-Demensky District.
Died March 23rd, 1993 at 75 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Lisbeth Movin
Danish actress and film director (1917–2011).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Odense.
Died November 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Hillerød. [ref]
Roberto Scarone
Uruguayan footballer and maanger (1917-1994).
Born July 16th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died April 25th, 1994 at 76 years old in Montevideo (Alzheimer's disease).
Martin Ljung
Swedish actor (1917-2010).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2010 at 93 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Jens Evensen
Norwegian politician (1917–2004).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died February 15th, 2004 at 86 years old in Asker.
Joseph Albert Malula
Roman catholic cardinal (1917–1989).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kinshasa.
Died June 14th, 1989 at 71 years old in Belgium (disease).
Ehud Avriel
Israeli politician (1917-1980).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 27th, 1980 at 62 years old in Tel Aviv.
Bagrat Shinkuba
Abkhazian writer and politician (1917–2004).
Died February 25th, 2004 at 86 years old in Sukhumi.
Mahmoud Riad
Egyptian diplomat and 3rd secretary-general of the arab league (1917–1992).
Born January 8th, 1917 in Qalyubia Governorate. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1992 at 75 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Winifred Asprey
American computer scientist and mathematician (1917–2007).
Born April 8th, 1917 in Sioux City.
Died October 19th, 2007 at 90 years old in Poughkeepsie.
Bertil Nordahl
Swedish association football player and manager (1917–1998).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Hörnefors.
Died December 1st, 1998 at 81 years old in Degerfors.
Ion Diaconescu
Romanian politician (1917-2011).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Boțești.
Died October 11th, 2011 at 94 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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