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In the year 1917

614 Notable birthdays

Ed Sadowski

American basketball player.

Born July 11th, 1917 in Akron.

Died September 18th, 1990 at 73 years old in Wall Township (cancer).

André Waterkeyn

Engineer, field hockey player.

Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon. [ref]

Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Pentti Aalto

Finnish linguist.

Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pori. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease). [ref]

Olga Sanfirova

Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).

Born May 2nd, 1917 in Samara.

Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.

Albert Mol

Dutch actor (1917-2004).

Born January 3rd, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died March 9th, 2004 at 87 years old in Laren (aneurysm). [ref]

William Verity

American businessman (1917-2007).

Born January 26th, 1917 in Middletown.

Died January 3rd, 2007 at 89 years old in Beaufort (pneumonia).

Robert Manzon

French racing driver (1917-2015).

Born April 12th, 1917 in Marseille. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2015 at 97 years old in Cassis. [ref]

Curley Russell

American jazz musician.

Born March 19th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1986 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]

Madeleine Robinson

Actress (1917-2004).

Born November 5th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died August 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Lausanne.

René Laurentin

French theologian.

Born October 19th, 1917 in Tours.

Died September 10th, 2017 at 99 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

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