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In the year 1917
608 Notable birthdays
Herbert Lom
Czech-born film and television actor (1917-2012).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2012 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Leonard Chess
Polish-american record company executive (1917-1969).
Born March 12th, 1917 in Motal. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1969 at 52 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Celeste Holm
American actress (1917-2012).
Born April 29th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2012 at 95 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oliver Reginald Tambo
South african anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917-1993).
Born October 27th, 1917 in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (stroke).
Cyrus Vance
United states secretary of state from 1977 to 1980.
Born March 27th, 1917 in Clarksburg. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2002 at 84 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Elyse Knox
American actress (1917-2012).
Born December 14th, 1917 in Hartford.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Eric Hobsbawm
British academic historian and marxist historiographer.
Born June 9th, 1917 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2012 at 95 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
James Jesus Angleton
Chief of the cia's counterintelligence (ci) staff from 1954 to 1975.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Boise.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Barry Nelson
American actor (1917-2007).
Born April 16th, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 89 years old in Bucks County. [ref]
Leo Gorcey
American actor (1917-1969).
Born June 3rd, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 51 years old in Oakland (liver disease).
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