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In the year 1917

682 Notable birthdays

Rodney Robert Porter

English biochemist and nobel laureate (1917-1985).

Born October 8th, 1917 in Newton-le-Willows.

Died September 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Winchester (traffic collision).

Imre Németh

Hungarian hammer thrower (1917-1989).

Born September 23rd, 1917 in Košice.

Died August 18th, 1989 at 71 years old in Budapest.

Josseline Gaël

French actress (1917-1995).

Born February 4th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Died August 10th, 1995 at 78 years old in Saint-Michel (disease).

Aurelio Galleppini

Italian comics artist and illustrator (1917-1994).

Born August 29th, 1917 in Casale di Pari. [ref]

Died March 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in Chiavari. [ref]

Fritz Honegger

Member of the swiss federal council (1917-1999).

Born July 25th, 1917 in Hauptwil-Gottshaus.

Died March 4th, 1999 at 81 years old in Zürich.

Mikhail Anikushin

Russian artist (1917-1997).

Born October 2nd, 1917 in Moscow.

Died May 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Ko Arima

Japanese association football player.

Born August 22nd, 1917 (age 108 years) in Japan.

Simon Slåttvik

Norwegian nordic combined skier (1917-2001).

Born July 24th, 1917 in Valnesfjord.

Died May 7th, 2001 at 83 years old in Lillehammer.

Johnnie Tolan

American racing driver (1917-1986).

Born October 22nd, 1917 in Victor.

Died June 6th, 1986 at 68 years old in Redondo Beach.

Tetsuo Hamuro

Swimmer.

Born September 7th, 1917 in Fukuoka.

Died October 30th, 2005 at 88 years old in Takaishi.

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