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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter, playwright and producer (1917-2013).
Born May 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Sharabas.
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
Hilde Zadek
German operatic soprano (1917–2019).
Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz.
Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.
Yury Lyubimov
Soviet and russian theatre director, actor (1917-2014).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Yaroslavl.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Burhanuddin Harahap
Indonesian prime minister (1917–1987).
Born March 12th, 1917 in Medan.
Died June 14th, 1987 at 70 years old in Jakarta.
Zoltán Fábri
Hungarian actor, film director (1917-1994).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died August 23rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Guatemalan president (1917-1995).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Guatemala.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 77 years old
Stanley Rogers Resor
Former lawyer and us government official (1917–2012).
Born December 5th, 1917 in New York City.
Died April 17th, 2012 at 94 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor
American writer (1917–1994).
Born January 8th, 1917 in Trenton.
Died November 2nd, 1994 at 77 years old in Charlottesville.
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