In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Rob Gonsalves
Canadian artist (1959–2017).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Toronto.
Died June 14th, 2017 at 57 years old [ref]
David Peel
American musician and songwriter (1943–2017).
Born August 1st, 1943 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2017 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert James Waller
American writer (1939-2017).
Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). [ref]
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017).
Born June 12th, 1957 in Pontiac. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2017 at 60 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Prince François d’Orléans
French prince (1961–2017).
Born February 7th, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2017 at 56 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Ninian Stephen
Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Nettlebed.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Tom Regan
American philosopher (1938–2017).
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Helen Dunmore
British novelist (1952–2017).
Born December 12th, 1952 in Beverley.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 64 years old in Bristol (cancer). [ref]
Rhodri Morgan
First minister of wales (1939-2017).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Cardiff.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 77 years old in Wenvoe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Nicolosi
American clinical psychologist (1947–2017).
Born January 24th, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2017 at 70 years old in Thousand Oaks (influenza). [ref]
Jaak Panksepp
American-estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017).
Died April 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Bowling Green (cancer). [ref]
Don Pedro Colley
American actor (1938–2017).
Born August 30th, 1938 in Klamath Falls.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 79 years old in Klamath Falls (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
James Mancham
President of seychelles (1939-2017).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Victoria. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Victoria, Glacis (stroke). [ref]
Luis Bacalov
Argentine composer, musician; nationalized italian; oscar winning film score composer (1933–2017).
Born August 30th, 1933 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Adenan Satem
Fifth chief minister of sarawak, malaysia.
Born January 27th, 1944 in Kuching.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 72 years old in Kota Samarahan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lorna Gray
American actress (1917-2017).
Born July 26th, 1917 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 30th, 2017 at 99 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Bryan Murray
Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (1942–2017).
Born December 5th, 1942 in Shawville.
Died August 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Ottawa (colorectal cancer).
Jiro Taniguchi
Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).
Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
Michael Novak
American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017).
Born September 9th, 1933 in Johnstown.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Richard Schickel
American film scholar (1933–2017).
Born February 10th, 1933 in Milwaukee.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Ulli Lommel
German actor, film director and screenwriter (1944-2017).
Born December 21st, 1944 in Sulęcin.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Stuttgart (heart failure). [ref]
Denis Voronenkov
Russian politician (1971—2017).
Born April 10th, 1971 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 45 years old in Shevchenko Raion. [ref]
Sam Panopoulos
Canadian cook (1934-2017).
Born August 20th, 1934 in Vourvoura. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in London (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Dutch-born american physicist.
Born March 11th, 1920 in Dordrecht.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 97 years old in Tucson (heart failure). [ref]
Gustavo Rojo
Mexican actor (1923-2017).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 426 to 450 of 1386
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut