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In the year 1917
614 Notable birthdays
Sharof Rashidov
Soviet politician, writer (1917-1983).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Jizzakh.
Died October 31st, 1983 at 65 years old in Tashkent.
Leonard Jimmie Savage
American mathematician (1917-1971).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Detroit. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1971 at 53 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Robert Fano
Italian-american computer scientist (1917-2016).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917-1998).
Born September 15th, 1917 in New Kensington.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 80 years old in Nashua (stroke).
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Egyptian military commander.
Born October 14th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 57 years old in London.
Abdullah as-Sallal
President of north yemen from 1962 to 1967.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Sanaa.
Died March 5th, 1994 at 77 years old in Sanaa.
Robert Antelme
French writer.
Born January 5th, 1917 in Sartène.
Died October 26th, 1990 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Hilde Zadek
German operatic soprano.
Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917-1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Paul Frère
Belgian racecar driver and journalist.
Born January 30th, 1917 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2008 at 91 years old in Nice. [ref]
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius