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In the year 1917

669 Notable birthdays

Alexander Schmorell

Active within the white rose non-violent resistance group in nazi germany.

Born September 16th, 1917 in Orenburg.

Died July 13th, 1943 at 25 years old in Munich (decapitation).

Robert Merrill

Opera singer.

Born June 4th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2004 at 87 years old in New Rochelle. [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]

Rosaleen Norton

Australian artist (1917–1979).

Born October 2nd, 1917 in Dunedin.

Died December 5th, 1979 at 62 years old in Darlinghurst (colorectal cancer).

Don Chaffey

British film director, screenwriter, producer and art director (1917–1990).

Born August 5th, 1917 in Hastings. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1990 at 73 years old in Kawau Island (heart failure). [ref]

Harold Garfinkel

American sociologist (1917-2011).

Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.

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

Van Tien Dung

General of the vietnam people's army (1917-2002).

Born May 2nd, 1917 in Hanoi.

Died March 17th, 2002 at 84 years old in Hanoi.

Nigel Nicolson

British politician and writer (1917–2004).

Born January 19th, 1917 in London.

Died September 23rd, 2004 at 87 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.

Erich Rudorffer

German world war ii fighter pilot (1917-2016).

Born November 1st, 1917 in Zwochau.

Died April 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Bad Schwartau.

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