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In the year 1917
670 Notable birthdays
Buddy Lester
American comedian and actor (1917–2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Obdulio Varela
Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 78 years old in Montevideo.
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).
Humphry Osmond
British psychiatrist (1917-2004).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Surrey.
Died February 6th, 2004 at 86 years old in Appleton.
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).
Paul Rogers
British actor.
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Plympton.
Died October 6th, 2013 at 96 years old in London (disease). [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]
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]
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
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