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In the year 1917
614 Notable birthdays
Jule Gregory Charney
Us meteorologist.
Born January 1st, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 1981 at 64 years old in Boston.
Abdel Rahman Badawi
Egyptian academic, philosopher and poet (1917–2002).
Born February 17th, 1917. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2002 at 85 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Joan Roberts
American actress, singer.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Manhattan.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Stamford (heart failure). [ref]
Lise Nørgaard
Danish writer and journalist.
Born June 14th, 1917 in Roskilde. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2023 at 105 years old in Humlebæk. [ref]
Anna Marly
Russian singer-songwriter (1917-2006).
Born October 30th, 1917. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Paris. [ref]
Valentina Serova
Soviet actor (1917-1975).
Born December 23rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died December 12th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Durward Knowles
Sailor and olympic champion from the bahamas.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nassau.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 100 years old in Nassau (kidney failure). [ref]
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
Yury Lyubimov
Soviet and russian theatre director, actor (1917-2014).
Born September 30th, 1917 in Yaroslavl. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2014 at 97 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
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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