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In the year 1917
635 Notable birthdays
John Kendrew
English biochemist and crystallographer.
Born March 24th, 1917 in Oxford.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
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]
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]
Jesse White
American actor.
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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).
Max Showalter
American actor (1917-2000).
Born June 2nd, 1917 in Caldwell.
Died July 30th, 2000 at 83 years old in Middletown (cancer).
Fernando Rey
Spanish actor (1917–1994).
Born September 20th, 1917 in A Coruña.
Died March 9th, 1994 at 76 years old in Madrid (bladder cancer). [ref]
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
Egyptian quran reciter (1917–1980).
Born September 17th, 1917.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 63 years old in Egypt.
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