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In the year 1917
614 Notable birthdays
Gloria Dickson
American stage and screen actress (1917-1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917-1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in New York City, Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Leopoldo Trieste
Italian actor.
Born May 3rd, 1917 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 85 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Philipp von Boeselager
German wehrmacht officer, failed assassin of adolf hitler.
Born September 6th, 1917 in Burg Heimerzheim. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2008 at 90 years old in Burg Kreuzberg. [ref]
Maurice Trintignant
French racecar driver.
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 16th, 1917 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ayrshire. [ref]
Algirdas Julien Greimas
Lithuanian-french linguist.
Born March 9th, 1917 in Tula. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Hardy McNeill
Canadian historian and writer (1917–2016).
Born October 31st, 1917 in Vancouver.
Died July 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Torrington. [ref]
Vera Zorina
Norwegian ballerina (1917-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2003 at 86 years old in Santa Fe (stroke).
Nasuhi Ertegün
Turkish-american record producer.
Born November 26th, 1917 in Constantinople.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 71 years old in New York City.
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