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In the year 2017
1,292 Notable deaths
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 member of a religious order.
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Denis Johnson
American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017).
Born July 1st, 1949 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2017 at 67 years old in Gualala, Sea Ranch (liver 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]
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator.
Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco (1926–2017).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (bladder cancer). [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]
Skip Homeier
American actor (1930-2017).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Indian Wells.
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).
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]
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]
Don Baylor
American baseball player and coach.
Born June 28th, 1949 in Austin.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (bone cancer).
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Polish textile artist and sculptor.
Born June 20th, 1930 in Falenty. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jack Bannon
American actor (1940-2017).
Born June 14th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Coeur d'Alene. [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]
Danielle Darrieux
French actress and singer.
Born May 1st, 1917 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2017 at 100 years old in Bois-le-Roi (fall). [ref]
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]
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian (1921–2017).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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]
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).
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]
Clare Hollingworth
British journalist (1911-2017).
Born October 10th, 1911 in Knighton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2017 at 105 years old in Hong Kong. [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]
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]
Len Wein
American comic book writer and editor.
Born June 12th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 1292
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