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In the year 1917
668 Notable birthdays
Ramanand Sagar
Indian film director (1917-2005).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Lahore.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
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..
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]
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 Tambo
South african anti-apartheid activist and politician (1917–1993).
Born October 27th, 1917 in Nkantolo.
Died April 24th, 1993 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (stroke).
Marsha Hunt
American actress (1917–2022).
Born October 17th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 2022 at 104 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
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]
Valerie Hobson
Irish actress.
Born April 14th, 1917 in Larne. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1998 at 81 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Bohm
American theoretical physicist.
Born December 20th, 1917 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died October 27th, 1992 at 74 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
John Franzese
Underboss of the colombo crime family.
Born February 6th, 1917 in Naples.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 103 years old in New York City.
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