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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Robert La Caze
Moroccan racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1917 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 98 years old in Le Cannet.
Albert Mol
Dutch actor (1917-2004).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2004 at 87 years old in Laren (aneurysm).
Christiane Rochefort
French writer.
Born July 17th, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Le Pradet. [ref]
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer (1917–1970).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
Erich Apel
German politician and economist (1917-1965).
Born October 3rd, 1917 in Judenbach.
Died December 3rd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin.
André Chouraqui
French translator (1917-2007).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Aïn Témouchent. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2007 at 89 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Ilya Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1916–1982).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died October 23rd, 1982 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Giulio Petroni
Italian director and screenwriter (1917-2010).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 31st, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome.
Franco Fortini
Italian writer, poet and literary critic (1917-1994).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Florence.
Died November 28th, 1994 at 77 years old in Milan.
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