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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
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 (1917-2005).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes.
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes.
Murray MacLehose
British politician (1917-2000).
Born October 17th, 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]
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 (1917–1989).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Constantinople.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 71 years old in New York City.
Earl Cameron
British actor (1917–2020).
Born August 8th, 1917 in Pembroke Parish.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 102 years old in Kenilworth. [ref]
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Atle Selberg
Norwegian mathematician (1917-2007).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Langesund. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2007 at 90 years old in Princeton (heart failure). [ref]
Maurice Duverger
French academic (1917-2014).
Born June 5th, 1917 in Angoulême. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2014 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]
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