In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Otto Wanz
Austrian professional wrestler and boxer (1943-2017).
Died September 14th, 2017 at 74 years old in Graz (heart failure). [ref]
Mona Fong
Hong kong film and television producer (1934-2017).
Born July 27th, 1934 in Shanghai.
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Alessandro Alessandroni
Italian composer and musician (1925–2017).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Soriano nel Cimino. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2017 at 92 years old in Swakopmund. [ref]
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jack Trout
American marketing man (1935-2017).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Manhattan.
Died June 4th, 2017 at 82 years old in Greenwich (colorectal cancer).
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer (1943–2017).
Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Leticia Ramos-Shahani
Filipino politician (1929-2017).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Lingayen.
Died March 20th, 2017 at 87 years old in Metro Manila (pneumonia). [ref]
Joseph Arpad of Austria
Austrian archduke.
Born February 8th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 2017 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Japanese actor (1927–2017).
Born May 18th, 1927 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 90 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Hans Schäfer
German footballer (1927-2017).
Born October 19th, 1927 in Zollstock.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 90 years old in Cologne.
Rikard Wolff
Swedish actor (1958–2017).
Born April 8th, 1958 in Farsta church parish.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Kungsholmen (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ben Riley
American drummer (1933–2017).
Born July 17th, 1933 in Savannah.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
Ronald Breslow
American chemist (1931–2017).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Rahway.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Brian Oldfield
American shot putter (1945–2017).
Died March 26th, 2017 at 71 years old in Elgin. [ref]
Masaya Nakamura
Japanese businessman, founder of namco.
Born December 24th, 1925 in Yokohama.
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Ludvig Faddeev
Russian mathematician and physicist (1934–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1934 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2017 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Z'EV
American percussionist (1951-2017).
Born February 8th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2017 at 66 years old in Chicago (sepsis). [ref]
Clayton Keith Yeutter
American politician (1930–2017).
Born December 10th, 1930 in Eustis.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Potomac (colorectal cancer).
Carme Chacón
Spanish defense minister (1971–2017).
Born March 13th, 1971 in Esplugues de Llobregat. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2017 at 46 years old in Madrid (congenital heart disease). [ref]
Albert Zafy
President of madagascar (1927-2017).
Born May 1st, 1927 in Antsiranana Province.
Died October 13th, 2017 at 90 years old in Saint-Pierre (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Harry Mathews
American author (1930 – 2017).
Born February 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Key West (disease).
Stela Popescu
Romanian actress (1935-2017).
Born December 21st, 1935 in Slobozia-Hodorogea.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Bucharest (stroke). [ref]
David Fromkin
American historian (1932–2017).
Born August 27th, 1932 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Sandra Reemer
Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017).
Born October 17th, 1950 in Bandung.
Died June 6th, 2017 at 66 years old in Amsterdam (breast cancer). [ref]
Georges Prêtre
French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Waziers.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 92 years old in Castres. [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 1386
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine