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In the year 1917
670 Notable birthdays
Suzy Delair
French actress and singer (1917–2020).
Born December 31st, 1917 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 102 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Nikolai Ogarkov
Marshal of the soviet union (1917-1994).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Molokovo.
Died January 23rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Fulbert Youlou
President of the republic of the congo (1917-1972).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Pool Department.
Died May 6th, 1972 at 54 years old in Madrid (hepatitis).
John Robarts
Canadian politician, premier of ontario (1917-1982).
Born January 11th, 1917 in Banff.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 65 years old in Toronto (cerebrovascular disease).
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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]
Siegfried Knappe
German army officer during wwii, and writer (1917–2008).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Brunsbüttel.
Died December 1st, 2008 at 91 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer.
Born June 13th, 1917 in Asunción. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 87 years old in Asunción. [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]
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917-2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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