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In the year 1917
681 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.
Annapurna Maharana
Odia freedom fighter (1917-2012).
Born November 3rd, 1917 in Odisha. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2012 at 95 years old in Cuttack. [ref]
Melvin H. Evans
American politician (1917-1984).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Christiansted.
Died November 27th, 1984 at 67 years old in Christiansted.
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.
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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. Cora Harvey Armstrong