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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
William Scranton
Governor of pennsylvania (1917-2013).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Madison.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 96 years old in Montecito (cerebral hemorrhage).
Wilhelm Brasse
Polish photographer (1917-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Żywiec.
Died October 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Żywiec. [ref]
Adolf Burger
Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917-2016).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jânio Quadros
Brazilian politician, former president of brazil (1961).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Campo Grande.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Robert Gist
American actor and director (1917-1998).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.
Adele Jergens
American actress (1917–2002).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 22nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (pneumonia).
Kim Chan
Chinese actor (1917–2008).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Guangdong.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Frankie Darro
Actor (1917-1976).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in Chicago.
Died December 25th, 1976 at 59 years old in Huntington Beach (myocardial infarction).
Han Suyin
Physician and author (1917–2012).
Born September 12th, 1917 in Xinyang.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
John Cornforth
Australian-british chemist.
Born September 7th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died December 8th, 2013 at 96 years old in Brighton. [ref]
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