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Felix Basch was born on 16 September 1885 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor and director, known for Desperate Journey (1942), Schicksal (1925) and Der Sohn des Hannibal (1926). He was married to Gretl Basch. He died on 17 May 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Public administrator in the French colonies, he bettered the conditions of the people in his regions. He became the first major Colonial French administrator to support Charles de Gaulle after his 18 June 1940 speech. He was thus a driving force in general Philippe Leclerc's actions in Africa. For this, he was one of the first 5 persons named in 1941 to the Ordre de La Libération. He is the only black Frenchman interred in the Panthéon.
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John Wahlbom was born on 6 July 1900. He was an actor. He died on 17 May 1944.- Louis Aubert was born on 27 August 1878 in Mayenne, Mayenne, France. He was a producer, known for Missing Husbands (1921), La malchanceuse (1923) and La chevauchée blanche (1924). He died on 17 May 1944 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France.
- Milena Jesenska was born on 10 August 1896 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was a writer, known for Nu devant un fantôme (2006). She was married to Jaromír Krejcar and Ernst Polak. She died on 17 May 1944 in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Brandenburg, Germany.