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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
Hélène Boschi
Swiss musician (1917–1990).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Lausanne.
Died July 9th, 1990 at 72 years old in Strasbourg.
Ewald Cebula
Polish footballer (1917–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Świętochłowice.
Died February 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Chorzów.
Galina Urbanovich
Gymnast (1917–2011).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Baku.
Died May 8th, 2011 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Antonina Khudyakova
Wwii pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1917–1998).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Sloboda, Karachevsky District.
Died December 17th, 1998 at 81 years old in Oleksandriia.
Birger Rosengren
Swedish footballer (1917–1977).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died October 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Paul Zoungrana
Burkinabe cardinal (1917-2000).
Born September 3rd, 1917 in Ouagadougou.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ouagadougou.
Oswald Karch
Racecar driver (1917–2009).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Ludwigshafen.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Eugen Walaschek
Swiss footballer (1917-2007).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died March 22nd, 2007 at 89 years old in Switzerland.
Chung Kook-chin
South korean footballer (1917-1976).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died February 10th, 1976 at 59 years old
Jim Taylor
English footballer (1917-2001).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Hillingdon.
Died March 6th, 2001 at 83 years old in Reading.
José Magriñá
Cuban footballer (1917-1988).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Havana.
Died August 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old
Florence Alice Lubega
Ugandan politician.
Born November 5th, 1917 in Uganda.
Died October 28th, 2021 at 103 years old [ref]
Shigeo Sugiura
Japanese swimmer (1917-1988).
Born May 10th, 1917 in Hamamatsu.
Died April 10th, 1988 at 70 years old
Juan Tuñas
Cuban footballer (1917–2011).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Havana.
Died April 4th, 2011 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jesús Alonso Fernández
Footballer (1917-1979).
Born April 24th, 1917 in Havana. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Madrid.
Aleksey Botyan
Soviet and russian intelligence officer (1917–2020).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Čartavičy.
Died February 13th, 2020 at 103 years old in Moscow.
Jean Lucas
Racecar driver (1917–2003).
Born April 25th, 1917 in Le Mans.
Died September 27th, 2003 at 86 years old in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
Abdelmunim al-Rifai
Jordanian politician (1917–1985).
Born February 23rd, 1917 in Tyre.
Died October 17th, 1985 at 68 years old in Amman.
César Boutteville
French-vietnamese chess player (1917-2015).
Born June 24th, 1917 in Hanoi.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 97 years old in Versailles.
Frans Gommers
Belgian footballer (1917-1996).
Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old
Fadhéla Dziria
Algerian singer (1917-1970).
Born June 25th, 1917 in Algiers.
Died October 6th, 1970 at 53 years old in Algiers.
Ratko Kacian
Croatian footballer (1917-1949).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Zadar.
Died June 18th, 1949 at 32 years old in Zagreb (myocardial infarction).
Knut Brynildsen
Norwegian footballer (1917-1986).
Born July 23rd, 1917 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died January 15th, 1986 at 68 years old
Josep Palau i Fabre
Spanish poet (1917-2008).
Born April 21st, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Per Carleson
Fencer (1917–2004).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Stockholm.
Died June 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
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