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In the year 1917
671 Notable birthdays
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]
Baymirza Hayit
Uzbek 20th century historian of turkestan and central asia (1917-2006).
Born December 17th, 1917 in Namangan.
Died October 31st, 2006 at 88 years old in Cologne.
Olga Sanfirova
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).
Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.
Zainab al-Ghazali
Egyptian activist (1923-2005).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Mit Ghamr.
Died August 3rd, 2005 at 88 years old in Cairo.
HB Jassin
Indonesian literary critic.
Born July 31st, 1917 in Gorontalo.
Died March 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in Jakarta.
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Robert La Caze
Moroccan racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1917 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 98 years old in Le Cannet. [ref]
Albert Mol
Dutch actor (1917-2004).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2004 at 87 years old in Laren (aneurysm).
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]
Adolfo Leoni
Road bicycle racer (1917–1970).
Born January 13th, 1917 in Gualdo Tadino.
Died October 19th, 1970 at 53 years old in Massa.
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