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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
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]
Moray Watson
English actor (1928–2017).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Sunningdale.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (pneumonia). [ref]
Hu Bo
Chinese novelist and film director (1988-2017).
Born July 20th, 1988 in Jinan.
Died October 12th, 2017 at 29 years old in Beijing.
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).
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]
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]
Geoff Nicholls
British guitarist and keyboardist (1948–2017).
Born February 29th, 1948 in Birmingham.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 68 years old (lung cancer).
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Shigeaki Hinohara
Japanese physician, writer and internist (1911-2017).
Born October 4th, 1911 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 105 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Molly Peters
British actress and model (1942-2017).
Born March 15th, 1942 in Walsham le Willows. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Taunton (stroke). [ref]
Étienne Tshisekedi
Democratic republic of congo prime minister (1932-2017).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Kananga.
Died February 1st, 2017 at 84 years old in Brussels (pulmonary embolism).
Quett Masire
President of botswana (1925-2017).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Kanye.
Died June 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old in Gaborone (surgical complications). [ref]
Paul Buckmaster
British musician (1946–2017).
Born June 13th, 1946 in London.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Marie Tsoni
Greek actress and singer.
Born June 25th, 1987 in Athens.
Died May 8th, 2017 at 29 years old in Exarcheia.
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer (1940–2017).
Born February 16th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died February 23rd, 2017 at 77 years old in Marina del Rey (prostate cancer). [ref]
Michael Ballhaus
German cinematographer (1935–2017).
Born August 5th, 1935 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge.
Born March 14th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 12th, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (drowning). [ref]
Altamas Kabir
39th chief justice of india (1948–2017).
Born July 19th, 1948 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]
Vladimir Voevodsky
Russian mathematician (1966–2017).
Born June 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 51 years old in Princeton (aortic aneurysm).
Federico Luppi
Argentine actor (1936–2017).
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Ramallo Partido.
Died October 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Fundación Favaloro (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Nancy Friday
American author (1933–2017).
Born August 27th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Zelimkhan Bakaev
Russian singer.
Born April 23rd, 1992 in Grozny.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 25 years old
Udo Ulfkotte
German journalist and conspiracy theorist (1960–2017).
Born January 20th, 1960 in Lippstadt.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 56 years old in Lippstadt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist (1926–2017).
Born August 14th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Las Vegas.
Ronnie Moran
English footballer (1934–2017).
Born February 28th, 1934 in Crosby.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Liverpool (disease). [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1386
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