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November 17th

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552 Notable birthdays

Florian Klein

Austrian association football player.

Born November 17th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Linz.

AJ Ginnis

Greek-american alpine ski racer.

Born November 17th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Athens.

Elizabeth Eastlake

British art historian (1809-1893).

Born November 17th, 1809 in Norwich.

Died October 2nd, 1893 at 83 years old in London.

Hans Jansen

Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).

Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.

Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]

Hans Zinsser

American physician, bacteriologist (1878–1940).

Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.

Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).

John Evans

English archaeologist and geologist (1823–1908).

Born November 17th, 1823 in Burnham.

Died May 31st, 1908 at 84 years old in Berkhamsted.

Adrián Colunga

Spanish footballer.

Born November 17th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Oviedo.

Jean Starobinski

Swiss writer (1920-2019).

Born November 17th, 1920 in Geneva.

Died March 4th, 2019 at 98 years old in Morges. [ref]

Taylor Gold

American snowboarder.

Born November 17th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Steamboat Springs.

Camillo Felgen

Luxembourgian singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter (1920–2005).

Born November 17th, 1920 in Luxembourg, Tétange.

Died July 16th, 2005 at 84 years old in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Andrew L. Harris

44th governor of ohio (1835–1915).

Born November 17th, 1835 in Butler County.

Died September 13th, 1915 at 79 years old in Eaton.

Henri de Man

Belgian politician (1885-1953).

Born November 17th, 1885 in Antwerp.

Died June 20th, 1953 at 67 years old in Greng (traffic collision).

Marquis Dendy

American long jumper and triple jumper.

Born November 17th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Middletown.

Henri Gouraud

French general (1867–1946).

Born November 17th, 1867 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 16th, 1946 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Rachel de Queiroz

Brazilian writer and journalist (1910-2003).

Born November 17th, 1910 in Fortaleza.

Died November 4th, 2003 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Francisca Nazareth

Portuguese association football player.

Born November 17th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Lisbon.

Osea Kolinisau

Fijian rugby union player.

Born November 17th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Suva.

Mario Soldati

Italian film director and writer (1906-1999).

Born November 17th, 1906 in Turin.

Died June 19th, 1999 at 92 years old in Tellaro.

Charles Rosher

English cinematographer (1885–1974).

Born November 17th, 1885 in London.

Died November 15th, 1974 at 88 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

Derek Clayton

Australian long distance runner.

Born November 17th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Barrow-in-Furness.

Crane Wilbur

American actor, film writer, director (1886-1973).

Born November 17th, 1886 in Athens.

Died October 18th, 1973 at 86 years old in Toluca Lake (stroke).

Aristid Lindenmayer

Hungarian biologist (1925–1989).

Born November 17th, 1925 in Budapest.

Died October 30th, 1989 at 63 years old

Lola Mora

Argentine sculptor (1866–1936).

Born November 17th, 1866 in San Miguel de Tucumán, El Tala.

Died June 7th, 1936 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires.

Liu Xiaodong

Chinese artist (born 1963).

Born November 17th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Jinzhou.

Dragoslav Mihailović

Serbian writer (1930–2023).

Born November 17th, 1930 in Ćuprija.

Died March 12th, 2023 at 92 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

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