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In the year 1917

640 Notable birthdays

Kim Won-gyun

North korean composer.

Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.

Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).

Lev Kerbel

Russian sculptor (1917-2003).

Born November 7th, 1917 in Semenivka. [ref]

Died August 14th, 2003 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Matéo Maximoff

French writer.

Born January 17th, 1917 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1999 at 82 years old in Montreuil.

Viktor Safronov

Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).

Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.

Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Nils Karlsson

Swedish cross-ountry skier (1917-2012).

Born June 25th, 1917 in Mora.

Died June 16th, 2012 at 94 years old in Mora.

Rolf Kauka

Comic artist (1917-2000).

Born April 9th, 1917 in Markranstädt.

Died September 13th, 2000 at 83 years old in Thomasville.

Dickie Burnell

British rower (1917-1995).

Born July 26th, 1917 in Henley-on-Thames.

Died January 29th, 1995 at 77 years old in Henley-on-Thames.

Graham Higman

British mathematician.

Born January 19th, 1917 in Louth.

Died April 8th, 2008 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Jean Bertin

French scientist, engineer and inventor.

Born September 5th, 1917 in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines. [ref]

Died December 21st, 1975 at 58 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (brain cancer).

Arthur Wahl

American chemist.

Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).

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