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In the year 1917
671 Notable birthdays
Naji Talib
Prime minister of iraq (1917-2012).
Born July 1st, 1917 in Nasiriya.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 94 years old in Baghdad. [ref]
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician.
Born July 26th, 1917 in Indianapolis.
Died December 25th, 2014 at 97 years old in Dearborn (disease).
Kim Won-gyun
North korean composer of the national anthem (1917–2002).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Wonsan.
Died April 5th, 2002 at 85 years old (heart failure).
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]
Arne Sucksdorff
Swedish film director (1917-2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Gustav Vasa parish.
Died May 4th, 2001 at 84 years old in Oscar Parish (pneumonia).
Johannes Bobrowski
German author.
Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
Nuridin Mukhitdinov
Soviet politician (1917-2008).
Born November 19th, 1917 in Tashkent.
Died August 27th, 2008 at 90 years old in Tashkent.
Rolf Kauka
Comic artist (1917-2000).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Markranstädt.
Died September 13th, 2000 at 83 years old in Thomasville.
Edmond Amran El Maleh
Moroccan writer (1917–2010).
Born March 30th, 1917 in Safi.
Died November 15th, 2010 at 93 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Gonzalo Rojas
Chilean writer, poet and professor.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Lebu.
Died April 25th, 2011 at 93 years old in Santiago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
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