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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Liam Cosgrave
Irish politician (1920-2017).
Born April 13th, 1920 in Castleknock.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 97 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Varanasi.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Janov
American psychologist (1924–2017).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died October 1st, 2017 at 93 years old in Malibu (stroke). [ref]
Robert Taylor
American computer scientist (1932–2017).
Born February 10th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died April 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Woodside (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Howard Hodgkin
British artist (1932-2017).
Born August 6th, 1932 in London, Hammersmith. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2017 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Valery Bolotov
Eastern ukrainian political figure (1970—2017).
Born February 13th, 1970 in Taganrog.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Thomas E. Starzl
American physician (1926-2017).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Le Mars.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Mullingar (stroke). [ref]
N. Dharam Singh
Indian politician (1936-2017).
Born December 25th, 1936 in Jevargi.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 80 years old in Bengaluru.
Ray Lovelock
Italian actor (1950-2017).
Died November 10th, 2017 at 67 years old in Trevi (bone cancer). [ref]
Peter Shotton
British businessman and washboard player (1941–2017).
Born August 4th, 1941 in Liverpool.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Knutsford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nat Hentoff
American music critic, born 1925 (1925–2017).
Born June 10th, 1925 in Boston.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 91 years old in Manhattan.
Ángel Nieto
Spanish motorcycle racer.
Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). [ref]
Richard Wilbur
American poet (1921-2017).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2017 at 96 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Lawrence J. Hogan
American politician from maryland (1928–2017).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Boston.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Anne Arundel Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Peter Hansen
American actor (1921–2017).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Oakland.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 95 years old in Tarzana (disease). [ref]
Bimba Bosé
Spanish fashion model and singer (1975–2017).
Born October 1st, 1975 in Rome.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 41 years old in Madrid (breast cancer).
Peter Mansfield
English physicist known for magnetic resonance imaging.
Born October 9th, 1933 in Lambeth.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 83 years old in Nottingham. [ref]
Daniel Licht
American film composer and musician (1957–2017).
Born March 13th, 1957 in Detroit.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 60 years old in Topanga (cancer). [ref]
Paolo Villaggio
Italian actor, writer and comedian (1932–2017).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Patrick Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director (1931–2017).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bharati Mukherjee
Indian-american writer (1940-2017).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 76 years old in Manhattan (takotsubo cardiomyopathy). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan