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In the year 1917
735 Notable birthdays
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
English politician and soldier (1917-1944).
Born December 10th, 1917 in London.
Died September 9th, 1944 at 26 years old in Heppen (gunshot wound).
Kim Jong-suk
First wife of north korean president kim il sung (1917–1949).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Hoeryong.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 31 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest).
Jacob Lawrence
African american painter and art professor (1917–2000).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died June 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Kenneth Tobey
American actor (1917–2002).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Oakland.
Died December 22nd, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1st general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Nawa District.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Kabul (asphyxia). [ref]
Asima Chatterjee
Indian chemist (1917–2006).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died November 22nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Kolkata.
Jean-Pierre Melville
French filmmaker and actor (1917–1973).
Born October 20th, 1917 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1973 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Marjorie Reynolds
American actress (1917–1997).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Buhl.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Manhattan Beach (heart failure).
Audrey Totter
American actor (1917-2013).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Joliet.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 95 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Masahiko Kimura
Japanese judoka and professional wrestler (1917–1993).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Kumamoto.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 75 years old in Japan (lung cancer).
Merle Travis
American country/western singer-songwriter and musician.
Born November 29th, 1917 in Muhlenberg County.
Died October 20th, 1983 at 65 years old in Tahlequah (myocardial infarction).
Francis Parker Yockey
American writer (1917-1960).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died June 17th, 1960 at 42 years old in San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
Robert Sterling
American actor (1917–2006).
Born November 13th, 1917 in New Castle.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 88 years old in Brentwood (infectious disease).
Maya Deren
Ukranian-born american avant-garde filmmaker (1917–1961).
Born May 12th, 1917 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1961 at 44 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Paul Brinegar
American actor (1917–1995).
Born December 19th, 1917 in Tucumcari.
Died March 27th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Fernando Rey
Spanish actor (1917–1994).
Born September 20th, 1917 in A Coruña.
Died March 9th, 1994 at 76 years old in Madrid (bladder cancer). [ref]
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwean politician (1917-1999).
Born June 19th, 1917 in Semokwe.
Died July 1st, 1999 at 82 years old in Harare (prostate cancer).
Arthur M. Schlesinger
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Columbus.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Showalter
American actor (1917-2000).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Caldwell.
Died July 30th, 2000 at 83 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Jesse White
American actor (1917–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Russian american developmental psychologist (1917–2005).
Born April 29th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ithaca (diabetes). [ref]
James Donald
British actor (1917–1993).
Born May 18th, 1917 in Aberdeen.
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 76 years old in Wiltshire (stomach cancer).
Danielle Darrieux
French actress and singer.
Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (falling from height). [ref]
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1985 at 67 years old in Langenbroich. [ref]
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