In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Teresa Ann Savoy
British-born actress (1955-2017).
Born July 18th, 1955 in London.
Died January 9th, 2017 at 61 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921–2017).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 95 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Derek Parfit
British philosopher (1942–2017).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Chengdu.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in London Borough of Islington.
Jimmy Breslin
American journalist and author (1928-2017).
Born October 17th, 1928 in Jamaica. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Brad Bufanda
American actor (1983–2017).
Born May 4th, 1983 in Orange County.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (falling). [ref]
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco (1926–2017).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (bladder cancer). [ref]
Elsa Martinelli
Italian fashion model and actress (1935-2017).
Born January 30th, 1935 in Grosseto.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Indian space scientist (1932–2017).
Born March 10th, 1932 in Adamaru.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bengaluru (heart failure). [ref]
Ruth Pfau
German-pakistani physician and catholic nun (1929–2017).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Skip Homeier
American actor (1930-2017).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Indian Wells.
Miriam Rodríguez Martínez
Mexican human rights activist.
Born February 5th, 1960 in San Fernando Municipality. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2017 at 57 years old in San Fernando. [ref]
Grant Hart
American musician (1961–2017).
Born March 18th, 1961 in Saint Paul.
Died September 14th, 2017 at 56 years old in Minneapolis (liver cancer). [ref]
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator (1945–2017).
Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Anne Jeffreys
American actress and singer (1923-2017).
Born January 26th, 1923 in Goldsboro.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Tony Booth
English actor (1931-2017).
Born October 9th, 1931 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Todmorden (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Australian singer (1971–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1971 in Elcho Island.
Died July 25th, 2017 at 46 years old in Tiwi (kidney failure). [ref]
Don Baylor
American baseball player and manager (1949–2017).
Born June 28th, 1949 in Austin.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (bone cancer).
Danielle Darrieux
French actress and singer.
Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (falling from height). [ref]
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Author, a radio show host and producer, and filmmaker.
Born April 29th, 1965 in Chicago.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 51 years old in Chicago (ovarian cancer).
Daliah Lavi
Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017).
Born October 12th, 1942 in Shavei Tzion.
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Asheville (disease). [ref]
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930-2017).
Born June 20th, 1930 in Falenty.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Barry Dennen
American actor (1938–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 79 years old in Burbank (falling, traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Jerry Pournelle
American science fiction writer, journalist, and scientist (1933-2017).
Born August 7th, 1933 in Shreveport.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 84 years old in Studio City (myocardial infarction).
Kathleen Crowley
American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017).
Born December 26th, 1929 in Green Bank.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Green Bank (disease). [ref]
Irwin Corey
American comedian and actor (1914–2017).
Born July 29th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling