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In the year 1917

636 Notable birthdays

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]

Vince Gironda

American bodybuilder (1917-1997).

Born November 9th, 1917 in New York City.

Died October 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ventura County. [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 (1917–2012).

Born November 22nd, 1917 in Hampstead. [ref]

Died May 30th, 2012 at 94 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]

Heinrich Ehrler

German world war ii fighter pilot (1917–1945).

Born September 14th, 1917 in Lauda-Königshofen.

Died April 4th, 1945 at 27 years old in Stendal.

William Marshall

American singer and bandleader (1917-1994).

Born October 12th, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]

Died June 7th, 1994 at 76 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Virginia Field

British actress (1917–1992).

Born November 4th, 1917 in London.

Died January 2nd, 1992 at 74 years old in Palm Desert (cancer).

Bill Everett

Comic book writer-artist.

Born May 18th, 1917 in Cambridge.

Died February 27th, 1973 at 55 years old in New York City.

Luise Danz

Nazi concentration camp guard.

Born December 11th, 1917 in Walldorf.

Died June 21st, 2009 at 91 years old

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