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In the year 1917
671 Notable birthdays
Harrison Brown
American physicist and geochemist (1917–1986).
Born September 26th, 1917 in Sheridan. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Pío Leyva
Cuban musician (1917-2006).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Morón. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 88 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction).
Fernanda Pivano
Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
João Saldanha
Brazilian association football player (1917-1990).
Born July 3rd, 1917 in Alegrete.
Died July 12th, 1990 at 73 years old in Rome.
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).
Durward Knowles
British-bahamian sailor.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Nassau.
Died February 24th, 2018 at 100 years old in Nassau (kidney failure). [ref]
José Luis Sampedro
Spanish economist and writer (1917-2013).
Born February 1st, 1917 in Barcelona.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 96 years old in Madrid.
Gesang Martohartono
Indonesian singer-songwriter (1917-2010).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Surakarta.
Died May 20th, 2010 at 92 years old in Surakarta. [ref]
Alan Schneider
American theatre-director (1917-1984).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died May 3rd, 1984 at 66 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Herbert Saffir
American scientist.
Born March 29th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 90 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
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