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In the year 1917
668 Notable birthdays
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).
Bruce Shand
British army officer.
Born January 22nd, 1917 in London.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 89 years old in Stourpaine (cancer). [ref]
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Jessica Mitford
British writer (1917–1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [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).
Kenneth Erwin Hagin
American theologian.
Born August 20th, 1917 in McKinney. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2003 at 86 years old in Tulsa.
Leonora Carrington
Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist (1917-2011).
Born April 6th, 1917 in Clayton-le-Woods. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2011 at 94 years old in Mexico City (disease). [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).
Larry O'Brien
American politician, postmaster general, commissioner of the national basketball association (1917-1990).
Born July 7th, 1917 in Springfield.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 73 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
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