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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue (1917–2011).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009).
Born April 28th, 1917 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2009 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur (1917–2008).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
Ib Melchior
American filmmaker and writer.
Born September 17th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 14th, 2015 at 97 years old in West Hollywood.
Tom Bradley
American politician (1917–1998).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Calvert.
Died September 29th, 1998 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Parmese and spanish royal (1917–2017).
Born November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 99 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hossein Fatemi
Iranian politician.
Born February 10th, 1917 in Nain. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1954 at 37 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Loretta King Hadler
American actress (1917-2007).
Born August 20th, 1917 in Phoenix.
Died September 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Century City (disease). [ref]
Isuzu Yamada
Japanese actress (1917–2012).
Born February 5th, 1917 in Osaka.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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