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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
Jacqueline Auriol
French aviator (1917–2000).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Challans.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military officer (1917–1974).
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 25th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
O Jin-u
North korean marshal and politician (1917–1995).
Born March 8th, 1917 in Pukchong County.
Died February 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Pyongyang (lung cancer).
Georgy Vitsin
Soviet and russian actor (1917-2001).
Born April 18th, 1917 in Zelenogorsk.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife of prince george valdemar of denmark; maternal first cousin of elizabeth ii.
Born December 4th, 1917 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1980 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Heinz Sielmann
German zoologist.
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Rheydt. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2006 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ezra Stone
Actor, television and film director (1917-1994).
Born December 2nd, 1917 in New Bedford.
Died March 3rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (traffic collision).
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Eddie Vinson
American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.
Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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