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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
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]
Kishan Lal
Field hockey player (1917-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1980 at 63 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Sameera Moussa
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1917-1952).
Born March 3rd, 1917 in Gharbia Governorate.
Died August 5th, 1952 at 35 years old in California (traffic collision).
Harold Goodwin
British actor (1917-2004).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in England.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in England.
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan.
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Kiro Gligorov
President of the republic of macedonia (1917-2012).
Died January 1st, 2012 at 94 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Brenda Joyce
American film actress (1917-2009).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Excelsior Springs.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
S. I. Padmavati
Indian medical academic.
Born June 20th, 1917 in Myanmar. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2020 at 103 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
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).
Robert Taft, Jr.
American politician (1917–1993).
Born February 26th, 1917 in Cincinnati.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 76 years old in Cincinnati.
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