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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Graham Higman
British mathematician (1917–2008).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Louth.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Arthur Wahl
American chemist.
Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.
Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).
Hilde Krahl
Austrian actress (1917–1999).
Born January 10th, 1917 in Slavonski Brod.
Died June 28th, 1999 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Els Aarne
Estonian composer and pedagogue.
Born March 30th, 1917 in Makiivka.
Died June 14th, 1995 at 78 years old in Tallinn.
József Asbóth
Hungarian tennis player (1917–1986).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Szombathely.
Died September 22nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Munich.
Beno Eckmann
Swiss mathematician (1917-2008).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Bern.
Died November 25th, 2008 at 91 years old in Zürich. [ref]
János Harmatta
Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
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