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In the year 1917
671 Notable birthdays
Steno
Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1917–1988).
Born January 19th, 1917 in Rome.
Died March 13th, 1988 at 71 years old in Rome.
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Politician (1917-2002).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Abomey. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2002 at 85 years old
Charles Sibley
American ornithologist and molecular biologist (1917-1998).
Born August 7th, 1917 in Fresno.
Died April 12th, 1998 at 80 years old in Santa Rosa.
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]
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Phyllis Nicolson
Mathematician (1917–1968).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Macclesfield.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 51 years old in Sheffield (breast cancer).
Vasil Biľak
Czechoslovak member of slovak national council, member of czechoslovak parliament, member of czechoslovak national parliament and russian nation politician (1917-2014).
Born August 11th, 1917 in Krajná Bystrá. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2014 at 96 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
William Verity
American businessman (1917-2007).
Born January 26th, 1917 in Middletown.
Died January 3rd, 2007 at 89 years old in Beaufort (pneumonia).
Georg Tintner
Austrian musician.
Born May 22nd, 1917 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Halifax (suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Wenche Foss
Norwegian diva, actress, singer, recording artist (1917–2011).
Born December 5th, 1917 in Christiania.
Died March 28th, 2011 at 93 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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