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In the year 1917
637 Notable birthdays
Manuel Alexandre
Spanish actor (1917–2010).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Tetiana Yablonska
Soviet and ukrainian painter (1917–2005).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2005 at 87 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Johannes Bobrowski
German author.
Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
Ilya Lifshitz
Theoretical physicist.
Born January 13th, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died October 23rd, 1982 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Tosio Katō
Japanese mathematician (1917-1999).
Born August 25th, 1917 in Kanuma.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 82 years old in Oakland.
Géza Losonczy
Hungarian politician (1917-1957).
Born May 5th, 1917 in Érsekcsanád.
Died December 21st, 1957 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Christiane Rochefort
French writer.
Born July 17th, 1917 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Le Pradet. [ref]
Gonzalo Rojas
Chilean poet.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Lebu. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2011 at 93 years old in Santiago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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