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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
Yigael Yadin
Israeli archeologist, soldier and politician (1917-1984).
Born March 20th, 1917 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1984 at 67 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Pál Maléter
Hungarian soldier, minister of defence (1917-1958).
Born September 4th, 1917 in Prešov.
Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).
Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyayev
Russian biologist.
Born July 17th, 1917 in Kostroma.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 68 years old in Novosibirsk.
Mohammed al-Ghazali
Egyptian islamic scholar (1917–1996).
Born September 22nd, 1917 in Nekla El Enab.
Died March 10th, 1996 at 78 years old in Mecca.
Walter Munk
American oceanographer (1917-2019).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died February 8th, 2019 at 101 years old in La Jolla.
Magda Szabó
Hungarian writer, poet and translator (1917–2007).
Born October 5th, 1917 in Debrecen.
Died November 19th, 2007 at 90 years old in Budapest, Kerepes. [ref]
Tadd Dameron
American pianist.
Born February 21st, 1917 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Cleveland Amory
American writer.
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Nahant.
Died October 15th, 1998 at 81 years old in Manhattan (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917-1997).
Born March 23rd, 1917 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yun Dong-ju
Korean poet.
Born December 30th, 1917 in Longjing. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1945 at 27 years old in Fukuoka. [ref]
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