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In the year 1917
614 Notable birthdays
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917-1995).
Born September 24th, 1917 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old in Cuernavaca (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Rodney Robert Porter
English biochemist and nobel laureate (1917-1985).
Born October 8th, 1917 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died September 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Winchester (traffic collision).
Elmer Gedeon
United states navy captain, major league baseball player, one of two mlb players killed in world war ii (1917-1944).
Born April 15th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 20th, 1944 at 27 years old in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (killed in action).
Gloria Fuertes
Spanish writer.
Born July 28th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died November 27th, 1998 at 81 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Vasily Mishin
Soviet engineer (1917-2001).
Born January 18th, 1917 in Byvalin.
Died October 10th, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Wim Sonneveld
Dutch comedian.
Born June 28th, 1917 in Utrecht.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 56 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Georgy Vitsin
Soviet and russian actor (1917-2001).
Born April 18th, 1917 in Zelenogorsk.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 84 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
O Jin-u
North korean soldier and politician (1917-1995).
Born March 8th, 1917 in North Hamgyong Province.
Died February 25th, 1995 at 77 years old in Pyongyang (lung cancer).
Herbert A. Hauptman
American mathematician (1917-2011).
Born February 14th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 94 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Musine Kokalari
Albanian writer (1917-1983).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).
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