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In the year 1917
608 Notable birthdays
Robert Lowell
American poet.
Born March 1st, 1917 in Boston. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1977 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Günsche
Hitler's personal adjutant (1917-2003).
Born September 24th, 1917 in Jena.
Died October 2nd, 2003 at 86 years old in Lohmar (myocardial infarction).
John Merivale
British stage and film actor.
Born December 1st, 1917 in Toronto.
Died February 6th, 1990 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Will Eisner
American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kim Jong-suk
Korean communist activist (1917-1949).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Hoeryong.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 31 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Virginia Grey
American actress (1917-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2004 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
Pretender to the russian throne from 1938–1992; son of grand duke cyril vladimirovich and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg and gotha.
Born August 30th, 1917 in Porvoo.
Died April 21st, 1992 at 74 years old in Miami.
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Professor of the ecology of human development.
Born April 29th, 1917 in Moscow.
Died September 25th, 2005 at 88 years old in Ithaca (diabetes). [ref]
Franceska Mann
Polish dancer.
Born February 4th, 1917 in Warsaw.
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 26 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Masahiko Kimura
Japanese judoka and professional wrestler.
Born September 10th, 1917 in Kumamoto.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 75 years old in Japan (lung cancer).
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