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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Vasily Mishin
Soviet engineer (1917-2001).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Byvalin.
Died October 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Fay Baker
American actress, novelist (1917-1987).
Born January 31st, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1987 at 70 years old in Sleepy Hollow (breast cancer).
William Standish Knowles
American chemist.
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer (1917–2006).
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke).
Dick Hogan
American actor (1917-1995).
Born November 27th, 1917 in Little Rock.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 77 years old in Little Rock.
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
President of el salvador (1917-2003).
Born July 7th, 1917 in El Divisadero. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2003 at 85 years old in San Salvador (myocardial infarction).
Beqir Balluku
Albanian politician (1917-1975).
Born February 14th, 1917 in Tirana.
Died November 5th, 1975 at 58 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Anna Molka Ahmed
Pakistani artist (1917-1994).
Born August 13th, 1917 in London. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1994 at 76 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Hans Philipp
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1917–1943).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Meissen.
Died October 8th, 1943 at 26 years old in Neuenhaus.
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