In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Vladimir Levenshtein
Russian mathematician (1935–2017).
Born May 20th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow. [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]
Eni Faleomavaega
American samoan politician (1943–2017).
Born August 15th, 1943 in American Samoa.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Provo.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
Octavio Lepage
President of venezuela (acting) in 1993.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Parroquia Santa Rosa.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Caracas (surgical complications).
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]
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.
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]
Giulio Angioni
Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).
Born October 28th, 1939 in Guasila.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cagliari. [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]
Marilyn McCord Adams
American philosopher (1943–2017).
Born October 12th, 1943 in Oak Park.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Princeton (pancreatic cancer). [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).
Jose Luis Cuevas
Mexican artist (1934–2017).
Born February 26th, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jack Bannon
American actor (1940–2017).
Born June 14th, 1940 in Los Angeles.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Coeur d'Alene. [ref]
Chiquito de la Calzada
Spanish comedian, singer, actor (1932-2017).
Born May 28th, 1932 in La Trinidad.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 85 years old in Málaga. [ref]
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]
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]
Cathleen Synge Morawetz
Canadian mathematician (1923–2017).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 1383
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire