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In the year 1917
608 Notable birthdays
John Lee Hooker
American blues musician (d. 2001).
Born August 22nd, 1917 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2001 at 83 years old in Los Altos (disease). [ref]
Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Georgia.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Miami.
Pedro Infante
Mexican actor and singer (1917-1957).
Born November 18th, 1917 in Mazatlán.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 39 years old in Mérida (aviation accident). [ref]
David Tomlinson
English actor (1917-2000).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2000 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (stroke). [ref]
Red Auerbach
Hall of fame basketball coach (1917-2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Óscar Romero
Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917-1980).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
June Foray
American voice actress.
Born September 18th, 1917 in Springfield. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2017 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917-2007).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia). [ref]
Anthony Burgess
English writer (1917-1993).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Harpurhey. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1993 at 76 years old in London, St John's Wood (lung cancer).
Isabel Sanford
American actress (1917-2004).
Born August 29th, 1917 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
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