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In the year 1917
613 Notable birthdays
Wilhelm Brasse
Polish photographer (1917-2012).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Żywiec.
Died October 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Żywiec. [ref]
Kim Chan
Chinese actor (1917-2008).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Guangdong.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 90 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Erich Rudorffer
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born November 1st, 1917 in Zwochau.
Died April 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Bad Schwartau.
Helen Forrest
American singer (1917-1999).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died July 11th, 1999 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Han Suyin
Physician and author (1917–2012).
Born September 12th, 1917 in Xinyang.
Died November 2nd, 2012 at 95 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
William Scranton
Governor of pennsylvania (1917-2013).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Madison.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 96 years old in Montecito (cerebral hemorrhage).
Pamela Brown
British actress.
Born July 8th, 1917 in London. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1975 at 58 years old in Gloucestershire (pancreatic cancer).
Dinu Lipatti
Romanian pianist and composer (1917-1950).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1950 at 33 years old in Geneva (Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Yakov Pavlov
Hero of the soviet union (1917-1981).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Valdaysky District.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 63 years old in Veliky Novgorod.
Tuulikki Pietilä
Finnish artist (1917-2009).
Born February 18th, 1917 in Seattle. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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