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In the year 1917
681 Notable birthdays
Carlo Cassola
Italian novelist (1917-1987).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 69 years old in Montecarlo.
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.
Viktor Safronov
Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Georgiy Shilov
Soviet mathematician (1917–1975).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Ivanovo.
Died January 17th, 1975 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Manuel Solís Palma
Panamanian president (1917-2009).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Los Santos Province.
Died November 6th, 2009 at 91 years old in Panama City (edema).
Dominic Ekandem
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 23rd, 1917 in Nigeria.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 78 years old in Abuja.
Fanula Papazoglu
Yugoslav historian (1917–2001).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Bitola.
Died January 26th, 2001 at 83 years old in Belgrade.
Helena Rasiowa
Polish mathematician (1917-1994).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
David Hampshire
British racing driver (1917–1990).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Derby.
Died August 25th, 1990 at 72 years old in Derbyshire.
Luigi Poggi
Catholic cardinal (1917–2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Piacenza.
Died May 4th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
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