In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
James Rosenquist
American artist (1933-2017).
Born November 29th, 1934 in Grand Forks.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
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]
Mustafa Tlass
Syrian military officer and politician (1932–2017).
Born May 11th, 1932 in Paris, Al-Rastan.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bobigny.
B. V. Radha
Indian film actress (1948-2017).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Bengaluru.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (myocardial infarction).
Tam Dalyell
Scottish politician (1932-2017).
Born August 9th, 1932 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in West Lothian. [ref]
Hiep Thi Le
Vietnamese-american actress (1971-2017).
Born November 30th, 1971 in Da Nang.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Vito Acconci
American designer, landscape architect, performance and installation artist (1940-2017).
Born January 24th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in New York City (stroke, cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Radley Metzger
American film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor and film distributor (1929–2017).
Born January 21st, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jaki Liebezeit
German musician (1938-2017).
Born May 26th, 1938 in Dresden. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne (pneumonia). [ref]
William H. Gass
American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.
Born July 30th, 1924 in Fargo.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in University City (heart failure). [ref]
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
17th chief justice of india (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gujarat.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in New Delhi (kidney failure).
Michael Johnson
American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (1944-2017).
Born August 8th, 1944 in Alamosa.
Died July 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in Minneapolis.
John Cygan
American actor (1954-2017).
Born April 27th, 1954 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dick Bruna
Dutch graphic designer (1927-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Issam Zahr ad-Din
Syrian terrorist.
Born September 9th, 1961 in Suwayda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [ref]
Michele Scarponi
Italian road bicycle racer (1979–2017).
Born September 25th, 1979 in Jesi.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 37 years old in Filottrano (injury). [ref]
Mauno Koivisto
President of finland (1923–2017).
Born November 25th, 1923 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2017 at 93 years old in Meilahti Tower Hospital (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William Lombardy
American chess player (1937-2017).
Born December 4th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2017 at 79 years old in Martinez (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vitaly Churkin
Soviet and russian diplomat (1952-2017).
Born February 21st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Paul Otellini
Former president & ceo of intel (1950–2017).
Born October 12th, 1950 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in Kenwood. [ref]
Yash Pal
Indian physicist (1926–2017).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Noida (lung cancer). [ref]
Edward S. Herman
American journalist (1925-2017).
Born April 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 92 years old in Philadelphia (bladder cancer).
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kūiti (pancreatic cancer).
Pancho Segura
Ecuadorian tennis player (1921-2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Guayaquil.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Carlsbad (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
35th first lady of brazil (1950–2017).
Born April 7th, 1950 in São Bernardo do Campo. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 66 years old in Hospital Sírio-Libanês (stroke).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1383
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