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In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Allan Harris
English footballer (1942–2017).
Born December 28th, 1942 in London.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Epsom. [ref]
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]
Roswell Rudd
American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017).
Born November 17th, 1935 in Sharon. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Kerhonkson (cancer). [ref]
Harry Landers
American actor (1921–2017).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 96 years old in Calabasas.
Amina Okueva
Ukrainian surgeon and servicewoman, people's hero of ukraine.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 34 years old in Hlevakha.
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.
Ronald Drever
British physicist (1931-2017).
Born October 26th, 1931 in Paisley. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edinburgh (dementia).
Roberto Cabañas
Paraguayan footballer (1961-2017).
Born April 11th, 1961 in Pilar. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2017 at 55 years old in Asunción (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Cooperstown. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 89 years old in Kabul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Zuzana Růžičková
Czech cemballist, pianist and music educator (1927–2017).
Born January 14th, 1927 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2017 at 90 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Daniil Granin
Russia-soviet writer and historian.
Born July 1st, 1919 in Volynka.
Died July 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Ivan Dias
Catholic cardinal (1936-2017).
Born April 14th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Fikret Hakan
Turkish actor and director (1934–2017).
Born April 23rd, 1934 in Balıkesir.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 83 years old in Kartal (lung cancer).
Leo Kinnunen
Finnish racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1943 in Tampere.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Turku (pneumonia). [ref]
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930–2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist (1928-2017).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Petah Tikva.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Donna Ares
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1977–2017).
Born January 1st, 1977 in Bihać.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 40 years old in Bihać (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
Anton Nosik
Russian journalist (1966–2017).
Born July 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 51 years old in Pirogovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Mollo
British costume designer (1931-2017).
Born March 18th, 1931 in London.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Froxfield. [ref]
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dronningmølle. [ref]
Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter (1916–2017).
Born July 8th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dover (disease).
Morton Kaplan
American editor (1921-2017).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 96 years old in Chicago.
Ricardo Piglia
Argentine writer (1941–2017).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Adrogué. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2017 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jan Vansina
Belgian historian and anthropologist (1929–2017).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Antwerp.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 87 years old in Madison.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 1383
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