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In the year 1917
635 Notable birthdays
Hans Conried
American actor (1917-1982).
Born April 15th, 1917 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1982 at 64 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Phil Rizzuto
American baseball player (1917-2007).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 89 years old in West Orange (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Bloch
American fiction writer.
Born April 5th, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Gwendolyn Brooks
African american writer.
Born June 7th, 1917 in Topeka. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 83 years old in Chicago (cancer). [ref]
Ann Rutherford
Canadian-american actress.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Vancouver.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (heart disease). [ref]
Jo Stafford
American singer (1917–2008).
Born November 12th, 1917 in Coalinga.
Died July 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
R. G. Armstrong
American actor (1917-2012).
Born April 7th, 1917 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2012 at 95 years old in Studio City. [ref]
El Santo
Mexican professional wrestler and actor (1917–1984).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Tulancingo. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1984 at 66 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Jacob Lawrence
African american painter and art professor (1917-2000).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Atlantic City. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Seattle (Patatús (heatstroke, heart attack) from the installation Naco Modern). [ref]
John B. Calhoun
American ethologist and behavioral researcher.
Born May 11th, 1917 in Elkton.
Died September 7th, 1995 at 78 years old in Tennessee.
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