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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Kim Young-ae
South korean actress born in 1951.
Born April 21st, 1951 in Busan.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 65 years old in Seoul (pancreatic cancer).
Peter Doohan
Australian tennis player (1961–2017).
Born May 2nd, 1961 in Newcastle.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 56 years old in Tulsa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
William Margold
American pornographic actor (1943-2017).
Born October 2nd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Elizabeth Baur
Actress (1947-2017).
Born December 1st, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Andy Marte
Dominican baseball player (1983-2017).
Born October 21st, 1983 in Villa Tapia.
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 33 years old in San Francisco de Macorís (traffic collision).
George Avakian
American record producer of armenian descent (1919–2017).
Born March 15th, 1919 in Armavir.
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 98 years old in New York City.
Bruce Gray
Canadian actor (1936–2017).
Born September 7th, 1936 in San Juan.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film director (1923–2017).
Born May 24th, 1923 in Nihonbashi-ku.
Died February 13th, 2017 at 93 years old in Tokyo (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
James Cotton
American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017).
Born July 1st, 1935 in Tunica.
Died March 16th, 2017 at 81 years old in Austin (pneumonia). [ref]
John C. Portman Jr.
American architect and real estate developer (1924-2017).
Born December 4th, 1924 in Walhalla. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 93 years old in Atlanta (heart failure). [ref]
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond
10th duke of richmond, 10th duke of lennox and 5th duke of gordon (1929-2017).
Born September 19th, 1929 in London.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 87 years old in Goodwood House. [ref]
Heathcote Williams
English poet, actor and dramatist (1941-2017).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Helsby.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 75 years old in Oxford.
Loalwa Braz
Brazilian pop singer (1953-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1953 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 19th, 2017 at 63 years old in Saquarema. [ref]
Alan Aldridge
English artist, graphic designer and illustrator (1943–2017).
Born June 1st, 1943 in London.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Elena Verdugo
American actress (1925-2017).
Born April 20th, 1925 in Paso Robles. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist (1944–2017).
Born December 16th, 1944 in Port Chester. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Cortland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ed Lee
Mayor of san francisco from 2011 to 2017.
Born May 5th, 1952 in Seattle.
Died December 12th, 2017 at 65 years old in San Francisco General Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tino Insana
American actor (1948-2017).
Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Mildred Dresselhaus
American physicist (1930-2017).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died February 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Bano Qudsia
Pakistani writer.
Born November 28th, 1928 in Firozpur.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Lahore.
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1916 in Star Junction. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 101 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Roman Herzog
Former president of the federal republic of germany (1934-2017).
Born April 5th, 1934 in Landshut. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2017 at 82 years old in Bad Mergentheim. [ref]
Tommy Gemmell
Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017).
Born October 16th, 1943 in Motherwell.
Died March 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Shadia
Egyptian actress/singer (1931–2017).
Born February 8th, 1931 in Cairo. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cairo (stroke).
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1386
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy