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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
Harry Coover
American inventor of super glue.
Born March 6th, 1917 in Newark.
Died March 26th, 2011 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Humphry Osmond
British psychiatrist (1917-2004).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Surrey.
Died February 6th, 2004 at 86 years old in Appleton.
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Parmese and spanish royal (1917–2017).
Born November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 99 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
John Fitch
Racecar driver.
Born August 4th, 1917 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Litchfield County (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]
Ib Melchior
American filmmaker and writer.
Born September 17th, 1917 in Copenhagen.
Died March 14th, 2015 at 97 years old in West Hollywood.
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife of prince george valdemar of denmark; maternal first cousin of elizabeth ii.
Born December 4th, 1917 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1980 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Wang Yung-ching
Taiwanese plastics entrepreneur.
Born January 18th, 1917 in Millburn.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 91 years old in Short Hills. [ref]
Chung Il-kwon
South korean general, politician (1917–1994).
Born November 21st, 1917 in Ussuriysk.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 76 years old in Honolulu (lymphoma).
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