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In the year 1917
635 Notable birthdays
Mel Ferrer
American film actor, director and producer (1917–2008).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Elberon. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2008 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara (heart failure). [ref]
Susan Hayward
American actress (1917–1975).
Born June 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1975 at 57 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982).
Born October 10th, 1917 in Rocky Mount.
Died February 17th, 1982 at 64 years old in Englewood.
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001).
Born June 16th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 17th, 2001 at 84 years old in Boise (horse fall).
Aimo Koivunen
Finnish soldier.
Born October 17th, 1917 in Alastaro.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Jyväskylä.
Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917-2012).
Died August 20th, 2012 at 95 years old in Brentwood.
I. M. Pei
Chinese-american architect.
Born April 26th, 1917 in Guangzhou.
Died May 16th, 2019 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Richard Boone
American actor.
Born June 18th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 63 years old in St. Augustine (pneumonia, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer).
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993).
Born October 21st, 1917 in Cheraw.
Died January 6th, 1993 at 75 years old in Englewood (pancreatic cancer).
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