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In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Parmese and spanish royal (1917–2017).
Born November 13th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 99 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Pierre Pilote
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2017).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Kénogami.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 85 years old in Barrie (cancer). [ref]
Brad Harris
American actor (1933–2017).
Born July 16th, 1933 in St. Anthony.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 84 years old in Santa Monica.
Donna Williams
Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor.
Born October 12th, 1963 in Melbourne.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 53 years old in Ringwood East (breast cancer).
Claude Rich
French actor (1929-2017).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]
Yannis Kounellis
Greek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1936 in Piraeus.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mao Kobayashi
Japanese newscaster and actress.
Born July 21st, 1982 in Ojiya. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2017 at 34 years old in Aobadai (breast cancer). [ref]
Yvonne Monlaur
French actress (1935-2017).
Born December 15th, 1935 in Pau.
Died April 18th, 2017 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Aleksey Batalov
Soviet and russian actor, file director and screenwriter (1928-2017).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Vladimir.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
Alex Young
Scottish footballer and manager (1937-2017).
Born February 3rd, 1937 in Loanhead.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 80 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist (1933–2017).
Born December 18th, 1933 in St. Landry Parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Andrea Jürgens
German singer (1967–2017).
Born May 15th, 1967 in Wanne-Eickel.
Died July 20th, 2017 at 50 years old in Recklinghausen (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Carlos Humberto Romero
President of el salvador (1924-2017).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Chalatenango.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
William Hjortsberg
American writer (1941–2017).
Born February 23rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 76 years old in Livingston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Dritëro Agolli
Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Devoll District.
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tirana (lung disease). [ref]
Eugene Garfield
American information and library scientist (1925–2017).
Born September 16th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Toshio Matsumoto
Japanese film director and video artist (1932–2017).
Born March 25th, 1932 in Nagoya.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
František Rajtoral
Czech footballer (1986–2017).
Born March 12th, 1986 in Příbram. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Gaziantep (hanging to death). [ref]
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor (1939–2017).
Born July 28th, 1939 in Engelbrekt church parish.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholms Sofia. [ref]
Moji Olaiya
Nigerian actress and singer.
Born February 27th, 1975.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 42 years old in Canada (puerperal disorders). [ref]
Darrall Imhoff
American basketball player (1938-2017).
Born October 11th, 1938 in San Gabriel. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bend (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tamara Tchinarova
French and australian ballet dancer (1919–2017).
Born July 18th, 1919 in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 98 years old in Málaga.
Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017).
Born April 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 64 years old in The Bronx (stroke). [ref]
Manuel Marín
Spanish politician (1949–2017).
Born October 21st, 1949 in Ciudad Real.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
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