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In the year 1917
669 Notable birthdays
Walter Lord
American author (1917–2002).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.
Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease).
Khan Abdul Wali Khan
Senior politician in pakistan, president of awami national party (1917–2006).
Born January 11th, 1917 in Charsadda.
Died January 26th, 2006 at 89 years old in Islamabad (myocardial infarction).
Lorna Gray
American actress (1917-2017).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 30th, 2017 at 99 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917-1997).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jean Rouch
French film director.
Born May 31st, 1917 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Lou Harrison
American composer (1917-2003).
Born May 14th, 1917 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2003 at 85 years old in Lafayette (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri Salvador
French caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917-2008).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Cayenne. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2008 at 90 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm). [ref]
Bobby Locke
South african golfer (1917–1987).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died March 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Billy Conn
American boxer (1917–1993).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 29th, 1993 at 75 years old in Pittsburgh.
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917-2013).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Thames Ditton.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Nethen.
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