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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
Morihiro Higashikuni
Imperial japanese army officer; member of a cadet line of the japanese imperial family.
Died February 1st, 1969 at 51 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Paul Hubschmid
Swiss actor.
Born July 20th, 1917 in Aarau. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2002 at 84 years old in Berlin (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ernst von Glasersfeld
German philosopher.
Born March 8th, 1917 in Munich.
Died November 12th, 2010 at 93 years old in Franklin County (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Yvette Chauviré
French ballet dancer.
Born April 22nd, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2016 at 99 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jacqueline Auriol
French aviator (1917–2000).
Born November 5th, 1917 in Challans.
Died February 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Ellis Clarke
Last governor-general and first president of trinidad and tobago (1917-2010).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Port of Spain.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 93 years old in Port of Spain (stroke). [ref]
Ernesto Alonso
Mexican film producer and telenovela creator.
Born February 28th, 1917 in Aguascalientes City.
Died August 7th, 2007 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Ruth Park
New zealand-australian writer.
Born August 24th, 1917 in Auckland. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2010 at 93 years old in Sydney. [ref]
James Rainwater
American physicist.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle