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In the year 1917
669 Notable birthdays
Jesse White
American actor (1917–1997).
Born January 4th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Böll
German writer (1917–1985).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Cologne. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1985 at 67 years old in Langenbroich. [ref]
John Hart
American motion picture and television actor (1917-2009).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died September 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Rosarito. [ref]
James Donald
Scottish actor.
Born May 18th, 1917 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 76 years old in Wiltshire (stomach cancer). [ref]
Googie Withers
British actress and entertainer (1917–2011).
Born March 12th, 1917 in Karachi. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2011 at 94 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Arthur M. Schlesinger
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Columbus.
Died February 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [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.
Violeta Parra
Chilean musician and folklorist.
Born October 4th, 1917 in San Carlos.
Died February 5th, 1967 at 49 years old in La Reina.
Robert Conquest
British historian and poet.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Malvern.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 98 years old in Palo Alto (pneumonia). [ref]
Herta Ware
American actress.
Born June 9th, 1917 in Wilmington.
Died August 15th, 2005 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle