In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Robert Elsie
Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Berlin, Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jeannie Rousseau
French spy in world war ii (1919–2017).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Saint-Brieuc.
Died August 23rd, 2017 at 98 years old in Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu. [ref]
Todor Veselinović
Serbian footballer (1930-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Eni Faleomavaega
American samoan politician (1943–2017).
Born August 15th, 1943 in American Samoa.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Provo.
Corrado Böhm
Italian mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017).
Born January 17th, 1923 in Milan. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Anne Golon
French writer.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Toulon. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2017 at 95 years old in Le Chesnay (peritonitis). [ref]
José Manuel Mourinho Félix
Portuguese football player/manager (1938-2017).
Born June 17th, 1938 in Ferragudo.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Setúbal. [ref]
Mohammed Mahdi Akef
7th general guide of the egyptian muslim brotherhood (1928–2017).
Born July 28th, 1928 in Kafr Awad EL-Sonita.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 89 years old in Kasr Al AinY (sepsis). [ref]
Burton Watson
American sinologist, translator, and writer (1925–2017).
Born June 13th, 1925 in New Rochelle.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Kamagaya.
Linda Hopkins
African american actress and blues and gospel singer (1924-2017).
Born December 14th, 1924 in New Orleans.
Died April 10th, 2017 at 92 years old in Milwaukee. [ref]
Baldwin Lonsdale
Ni-vanuatu politician and anglican priest.
Born August 5th, 1948 in Mota Lava. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Port Vila (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vann Molyvann
Cambodian architect (1926-2017).
Born November 23rd, 1926 in Sihanoukville Province. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Siem Reap. [ref]
Abubakari Yakubu
Ghanaian footballer (1981-2017).
Born December 13th, 1981 in Tema.
Died October 31st, 2017 at 35 years old in Tema.
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Mexican crime journalist and murder victim (1967–2017).
Born April 14th, 1967 in Culiacán. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2017 at 50 years old in Culiacán (gunshot wound). [ref]
Gilbert Stork
Belgian american chemist (1921-2017).
Born December 31st, 1921 in Ixelles.
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Fred Edward Fiedler
Austrian born psychologist (1922–2017).
Born July 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died June 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Washington. [ref]
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Peter Berling
German actor and writer (1934–2017).
Born March 20th, 1934 in Międzyrzecz.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.
Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Arthur Blythe
American musician (1940–2017).
Born July 5th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lancaster (Parkinson's disease).
Marina Popovich
Soviet pilot, writer and ufologist (1931-2017).
Born July 20th, 1931 in Velizhsky District.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 86 years old in Krasnodar.
Hans Michael Rehberg
German actor and director (1938-2017).
Born April 2nd, 1938 in Fürstenwalde.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Phil Miller
English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 68 years old [ref]
Ivan Dias
Catholic cardinal (1936-2017).
Born April 14th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
François Van der Elst
Belgian footballer (1954–2017).
Born December 1st, 1954 in Opwijk.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 62 years old in Aalst (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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