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In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
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]
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Catholic cardinal (1932-2017).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Reading.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 85 years old in London (cancer).
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
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]
Moray Watson
English actor (1928–2017).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Sunningdale.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Hillingdon (pneumonia). [ref]
Aleksandr Burdonsky
Soviet theatre director.
Born October 14th, 1941 in Samara.
Died May 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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]
Lilli Hornig
American czechoslovakian-born scientist.
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Ústí nad Labem. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2017 at 96 years old in Providence (organ dysfunction). [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]
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]
Geoff Nicholls
British guitarist and keyboardist (1948–2017).
Born February 29th, 1948 in Birmingham.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 68 years old (lung cancer).
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]
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]
Marie Tsoni
Greek actress and singer.
Born June 25th, 1987 in Athens.
Died May 8th, 2017 at 29 years old in Exarcheia.
Zelimkhan Bakaev
Russian singer.
Born April 23rd, 1992 in Grozny.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 25 years old
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]
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]
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).
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter (1938–2017).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Michael Ballhaus
German cinematographer (1935–2017).
Born August 5th, 1935 in Berlin.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 81 years old in Berlin. [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.
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.
Ronnie Moran
English footballer (1934–2017).
Born February 28th, 1934 in Crosby.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Liverpool (disease). [ref]
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
German prince (1934-2017); husband of princess benedikte of denmark.
Born October 29th, 1934 in Giessen.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Bad Berleburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1383
Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti