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In the year 1917

613 Notable birthdays

Kamal Jumblatt

Lebanese politician (1917-1977).

Born December 6th, 1917 in Moukhtara. [ref]

Died March 16th, 1977 at 59 years old in Baakleen. [ref]

Leonid Hurwicz

Polish-american economist and mathematician (1917-2008).

Born August 21st, 1917 in Moscow.

Died June 24th, 2008 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (kidney failure). [ref]

Adolf Burger

Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917-2016).

Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]

Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]

Robert Gist

American actor and director (1917-1998).

Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.

Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.

Eddie Constantine

American-born french actor and singer (1913–1993).

Born October 29th, 1917 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1993 at 75 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Harold Garfinkel

American sociologist (1917-2011).

Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark. [ref]

Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Jânio Quadros

Brazilian politician (1917-1992).

Born January 25th, 1917 in Campo Grande. [ref]

Died February 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in São Paulo. [ref]

Barry Commoner

American biologist, college professor and eco-socialist.

Born May 28th, 1917 in Brooklyn.

Died September 30th, 2012 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Frankie Darro

Actor (1917-1976).

Born December 22nd, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1976 at 59 years old in Huntington Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]

W. T. Tutte

British-canadian codebreaker and mathematician (1917-2002).

Born May 14th, 1917 in Newmarket.

Died May 2nd, 2002 at 84 years old in Ontario.

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