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In the year 1917
681 Notable birthdays
Frans Gommers
Belgian footballer (1917-1996).
Born April 5th, 1917 in Antwerp.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 79 years old
Nils Täpp
Cross-country skier.
Born October 27th, 1917 in Malung.
Died October 23rd, 2000 at 82 years old in Malung.
Ferenc Pataki
Hungarian gymnast (1917–1988).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Budapest.
Died April 25th, 1988 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Lassi Parkkinen
Finnish speed skater (1917-1994).
Born May 8th, 1917 in Varkaus.
Died October 3rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Espoo.
Donald Hawgood
Canoe racer (1917–2010).
Born March 20th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Gösta Andersson
Wrestler (1917-1975).
Born February 15th, 1917 in Selångers parish.
Died September 12th, 1975 at 58 years old in Sundsvall.
Hirokazu Ninomiya
Japanese association football player and manager (1917–2000).
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died March 7th, 2000 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Yevgeny Lopatin
Soviet weightlifter (1917–2011).
Born December 26th, 1917 in Balashov.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Elza Radziņa
Soviet and latvian actress (1917–2005).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died August 18th, 2005 at 88 years old in Riga.
Christian von Bülow
Danish sailor (1917–2002).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 84 years old
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