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American historian and journalist (1897-1969).
Born February 17th, 1897 in Brooklyn.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 72 years old in St. Moritz.
American inventor (1856-1937).
Born February 17th, 1856 in Litchfield.
Died May 27th, 1937 at 81 years old in Philadelphia.
Armenian politician (1874–1945).
Born February 17th, 1874 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1945 at 71 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
French actor and singer (1943-2012).
Born February 17th, 1943 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 2nd, 2012 at 69 years old in Fontenay-lès-Briis (lymphoma). [ref]
Actress (1899-1996).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 97 years old in Los Angeles.
Swiss association football player.
Born February 17th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Zollikon.
New zealand association football player.
Born February 17th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Palmerston North.
Italian actor (1906–1945).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
French handball player.
Born February 17th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné.
Israeli-born palestinian association footballer.
Born February 17th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Taibe.
American silent film actress (1860–1946).
Born February 17th, 1860 in Columbus.
Died April 2nd, 1946 at 86 years old in New York City.
Dutch singer and actor (born 1947).
Born February 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Amsterdam. [ref]
Croatian politician (1935–2017).
Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).
Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.
Ss-gruppenführer and generalleutnant of the waffen-ss (1899-1959).
Born February 17th, 1899 in Munich.
Died April 21st, 1959 at 60 years old in Rastatt.
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