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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Roshan Ara Begum
Indian singer.
Born January 19th, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died December 5th, 1982 at 65 years old in Lahore.
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917-1998).
Born September 15th, 1917 in New Kensington.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 80 years old in Nashua (stroke).
Luis Carniglia
Argentinian footballer (1917–2001).
Born October 4th, 1917 in Olivos.
Died June 22nd, 2001 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Carlos Puebla
Cuban musician (1917–1989).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Manzanillo.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Havana.
Melville Shavelson
American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author (1917–2007).
Born April 1st, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Honor Frost
Underwater archaeologist (1917–2010).
Born October 28th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died September 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Robert Fano
Italian-american computer scientist (1917-2016).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]
Mak Dizdar
Bosnian and yugoslav poet (1917–1971).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Stolac.
Died July 14th, 1971 at 53 years old in Sarajevo.
Ion Rațiu
Romanian newspaper editor.
Born June 6th, 1917 in Turda. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2000 at 82 years old in London. [ref]
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