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In the year 1917

641 Notable birthdays

János Harmatta

Hungarian linguist (1917–2004).

Born October 2nd, 1917 in Hódmezővásárhely.

Died July 24th, 2004 at 86 years old in Budapest.

Helena Rasiowa

Polish mathematician (1917-1994).

Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Miroslav Brozović

Croatian and yugoslav footballer (1917-2006).

Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.

Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.

Laurie Scott

English footballer and manager (1917-1999).

Born April 23rd, 1917 in Sheffield.

Died July 7th, 1999 at 82 years old in Barnsley.

Semyon Tsvigun

Soviet officer of government securities (1917–1982).

Born September 28th, 1917 in Stratiivka.

Died January 19th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).

Martin Ljung

Actor (1917-2010).

Born August 15th, 1917 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly. [ref]

Died September 30th, 2010 at 93 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]

Lisbeth Movin

Danish actress and film director.

Born August 25th, 1917 in Odense.

Died November 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Hillerød. [ref]

Luigi Poggi

Catholic cardinal (1917–2010).

Born November 25th, 1917 in Piacenza.

Died May 4th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]

John Fenn

American analytical chemist.

Born June 15th, 1917 in New York City.

Died December 10th, 2010 at 93 years old in Richmond. [ref]

HB Jassin

Indonesian literary critic.

Born July 31st, 1917 in Gorontalo.

Died March 11th, 2000 at 82 years old in Jakarta.

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