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In the year 1917
608 Notable birthdays
John Cornforth
Australian-british chemist.
Born September 7th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died December 8th, 2013 at 96 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Bourvil
French actor, comedian and singer (1917-1970).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Seine-Maritime. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1970 at 53 years old in Paris (multiple myeloma).
Alparslan Türkeş
Turkish politician (1917-1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
John Beradino
American infielder in major league baseball and an actor (1917-1996).
Born May 1st, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1996 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician.
Born April 7th, 1917 in Havana. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2003 at 85 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Terry Sanford
65th governor of north carolina.
Born August 20th, 1917 in Laurinburg.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 80 years old in Durham (esophageal cancer).
Jack Lynch
Taoiseach of ireland; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Cork.
Died October 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Dublin (cerebrovascular disease).
Anton Coppola
American conductor.
Born March 21st, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
J. L. Mackie
Australian philosopher (1917-1981).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Sydney. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1981 at 64 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Andrew Huxley
English physiologist and biophysicist.
Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2012 at 94 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
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