In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Ryke Geerd Hamer
Disbarred german physician (1935-2017).
Born May 17th, 1935 in Mettmann.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 82 years old in Sandefjord. [ref]
Kundan Shah
Indian film director (1947-2017).
Born October 19th, 1947 in Mumbai.
Died October 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Mumbai.
Alec McCowen
British actor (1925–2017).
Born May 26th, 1925 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 91 years old in London. [ref]
Len Wein
American comic book writer and editor (1948–2017).
Born June 12th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [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]
Brian Aldiss
British science fiction writer (1925–2017).
Born August 18th, 1925 in Dereham.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Clifford Irving
American author and convicted fraudster (1930-2017).
Born November 5th, 1930 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sarasota (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gerald Kaufman
British politician (1930-2017).
Born June 21st, 1930 in Leeds. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Hiromi Tsuru
Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator (1960–2017).
Born March 29th, 1960 in Hokkaido.
Died November 16th, 2017 at 57 years old in Chūō (aortic dissection).
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Atlanta.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Manhattan (respiratory failure). [ref]
Albert Speer
German architect and urban planner (1934–2017).
Born July 29th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died September 15th, 2017 at 83 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Brent Briscoe
American actor and screenwriter (1961–2017).
Born May 21st, 1961 in Moberly.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Dave Semenko
Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2017).
Born July 12th, 1957 in Winnipeg.
Died June 29th, 2017 at 59 years old in Edmonton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Heather North
American actress (1945-2017).
Born December 13th, 1945 in Pasadena.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 71 years old in Studio City (bronchitis).
Peggy Cummins
Irish actress (1925-2017).
Born December 18th, 1925.
Died December 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Yisrael Kristal
Holocaust survivor, oldest living man.
Born September 15th, 1903 in Żarnów. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2017 at 113 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Larry Coryell
American guitarist (1943–2017).
Born April 2nd, 1943 in Galveston.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 73 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Sonny West
American actor, bodyguard for elvis presley.
Born July 5th, 1938 in Memphis.
Died May 24th, 2017 at 78 years old in Hendersonville (lung cancer).
William Onyeabor
Nigerian funk musician.
Born March 26th, 1946 in Nigeria. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Nigeria. [ref]
Jean Rochefort
French actor (1930–2017).
Born April 29th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Isnilon Hapilon
Philippine moro terrorist (1968–2017).
Born March 18th, 1966. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2017 at 51 years old in Marawi. [ref]
Dennis Banks
Ojibwe co-founder of the american indian movement (1937-2017).
Born April 12th, 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 80 years old in Mayo Clinic (pneumonia). [ref]
Warrel Dane
American singer (1961–2017).
Born March 7th, 1961 in Seattle.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 56 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elizabeth Kemp
American actress.
Born November 5th, 1951 in Key West.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 65 years old in Venice (cancer).
Deaths 251 to 275 of 1386
You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King