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In the year 1917
613 Notable birthdays
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Cayce. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2001 at 84 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
Leonard Cheshire
Recipient of the victoria cross (1917-1992).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Chester.
Died July 31st, 1992 at 74 years old in Cavendish (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hurd Hatfield
Actor (1917-1998).
Born December 7th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Rathcormac (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vinoo Mankad
Indian cricketer.
Born April 12th, 1917 in Jamnagar.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 61 years old in Mumbai.
Francis Parker Yockey
American writer (1917-1960).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died June 17th, 1960 at 42 years old in San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
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]
Laurie Baker
English architect.
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Birmingham.
Died April 1st, 2007 at 90 years old in Thiruvananthapuram. [ref]
Theodore Hesburgh
Congressional gold medal recipient.
Born May 25th, 1917 in Syracuse.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 97 years old in Notre Dame.
Ettore Sottsass
Italian architect and designer (1917–2007).
Born September 14th, 1917 in Innsbruck. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2007 at 90 years old in Milan (heart failure). [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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