In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Allan H. Meltzer
American economist.
Born February 6th, 1928 in Boston.
Died May 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Halit Akçatepe
Turkish actor (1938–2017).
Born January 1st, 1938 in Üsküdar.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eva Estrada Kalaw
Filipino politician (1920-2017).
Born June 16th, 1920 in Concepcion.
Died May 25th, 2017 at 96 years old in Medical Center Manila. [ref]
José Greci
Italian film, television and stage actress (1941-2017).
Born January 10th, 1941 in Ferrara.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Irina Ratushinskaya
Russian writer (1954–2017).
Born March 4th, 1954 in Odesa.
Died July 5th, 2017 at 63 years old in Moscow (kidney cancer).
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017).
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Walter Lassally
British filmmaker (1926-2017).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Crete (surgical complications). [ref]
Henning Jensen
Danish footballer (1949-2017).
Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Shainsky
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2017).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Diego (stomach cancer). [ref]
Chris Roberts
German schlager singer and actor (1944–2017).
Born March 13th, 1946 in Schwabing.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 71 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Igor Volk
Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017).
Born April 12th, 1937 in Zmiiv.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Adolph Kiefer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer (1918–2017).
Born June 27th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 98 years old in Lake County. [ref]
Alain Colmerauer
French computer scientist (1941-2017).
Born January 24th, 1941 in Carcassonne.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 76 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Erika Remberg
Austrian actress (1932–2017).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Medan.
Died November 10th, 2017 at 85 years old in Benidorm. [ref]
Klaus Huber
Swiss composer (1924-2017).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Bern.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Perugia. [ref]
Christopher G. Weeramantry
Sri lankan judge (1926-2017).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 2017 at 90 years old in Colombo.
Ko Ni
Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017).
Born February 11th, 1953 in Katha Township. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 63 years old in Yangon International Airport (assassination, gunshot wound).
Kevin Mahogany
American jazz singer (1958–2017).
Born July 30th, 1958 in Kansas City.
Died December 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Kansas City (heart failure).
Yury Drozdov
Belarusian military personnel (1925–2017).
Born September 19th, 1925 in Minsk.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Moscow.
María Martha Serra Lima
Argentine singer (1942-2017).
Born December 19th, 1950 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in Miami (pancreatic cancer).
Dave Stallworth
American basketball player (1941–2017).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Dallas.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Wichita (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
Eberhard Jäckel
German historian (1929–2017).
Born June 29th, 1929 in Wesermünde.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Thomas Hunter
American actor (1932-2017).
Born December 19th, 1932 in Savannah.
Died December 27th, 2017 at 85 years old in Rowayton (disease). [ref]
Stephen Wooldridge
Australian cyclist (1977–2017).
Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.
Died August 14th, 2017 at 39 years old [ref]
Deaths 701 to 725 of 1386
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein