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In the year 1917
636 Notable birthdays
Li Rui
Chinese politician (1917-2019).
Born April 13th, 1917 in Pingjiang County.
Died February 16th, 2019 at 101 years old in Beijing (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Noah Adamia
Soviet sniper (1917-1942).
Born December 21st, 1917 in Tiflis Governorate.
Died July 3rd, 1942 at 24 years old in Sevastopol.
Yao Yilin
Chinese politician (1917-1994).
Born September 6th, 1917 in British Hong Kong.
Died December 11th, 1994 at 77 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Ezra Stone
Actor, television and film director (1917-1994).
Born December 2nd, 1917 in New Bedford.
Died March 3rd, 1994 at 76 years old in Perth Amboy (traffic collision).
Kerim Kerimov
Soviet rocket scientist (1917–2003).
Born November 14th, 1917 in Baku.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow.
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer.
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke). [ref]
Abel Salazar
Mexican actor, film director and producer (1917–1995).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Mexico City.
Died October 21st, 1995 at 78 years old (Alzheimer's disease).
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]
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