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In the year 1917
682 Notable birthdays
Herta Ware
American actress.
Born June 9th, 1917 in Wilmington.
Died August 15th, 2005 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Kenan Evren
Turkish general (1917-2015).
Died May 9th, 2015 at 97 years old in Ankara (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist.
Born June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2009 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Vinoo Mankad
Indian cricketer.
Born April 12th, 1917 in Jamnagar.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 61 years old in Mumbai.
Hurd Hatfield
American actor (1917–1998).
Born December 7th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Rathcormac (myocardial infarction).
Ilya Prigogine
Russian-belgian physical chemist (1917–2003).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 28th, 2003 at 86 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Faye Emerson
American actress (1917-1983).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Elizabeth.
Died March 9th, 1983 at 65 years old in Deià (cancer).
Charlotte Salomon
German-jewish artist and holocaust victim (1917-1943).
Born April 16th, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1943 at 26 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia). [ref]
Bill Clements
American businessman, politician and former governor of texas (1917-2011).
Born April 13th, 1917 in Dallas.
Died May 29th, 2011 at 94 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Miguel Serrano
Chilean diplomat, nazi and holocaust denier (1917-2009).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Santiago.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Santiago.
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