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In the year 1917

614 Notable birthdays

Marshall Reed

American actor (1917-1980).

Born May 28th, 1917 in Englewood.

Died April 15th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.

Miklós Gimes

Hungarian politician (1917-1958).

Born December 23rd, 1917 in Budapest.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).

Denzil Best

American jazz drummer (1917–1965).

Born April 27th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1965 at 48 years old in New York City. [ref]

Mircea Ionescu-Quintus

Romanian politician (1917-2017).

Born March 18th, 1917 in Kherson. [ref]

Died September 15th, 2017 at 100 years old in Ploiești. [ref]

Alan Schneider

American theatre-director (1917-1984).

Born December 12th, 1917 in Kharkiv. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 1984 at 66 years old in London (struck by vehicle). [ref]

Herbert Saffir

American scientist.

Born March 29th, 1917 in Brooklyn.

Died November 21st, 2007 at 90 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).

Victor Marijnen

Dutch politician (1917-1975).

Born February 21st, 1917 in Arnhem.

Died April 5th, 1975 at 58 years old in The Hague (myocardial infarction).

László Szabó

Hungarian chess player (1917-1998).

Born March 19th, 1917 in Budapest.

Died August 8th, 1998 at 81 years old in Budapest.

João Saldanha

Brazilian association football player (1917-1990).

Born July 3rd, 1917 in Alegrete.

Died July 12th, 1990 at 73 years old in Rome.

Konstantinos Andreou

Painter and sculptor (1917-2007).

Born March 24th, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]

Died October 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]

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