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In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch jazz pianist and composer (1935–2017).
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Amsterdam. [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]
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]
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).
Christopher G. Weeramantry
Sri lankan judge (1926-2017).
Born November 17th, 1926 in Colombo.
Died January 5th, 2017 at 90 years old in Colombo.
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]
Stephen Wooldridge
Australian cyclist (1977–2017).
Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.
Died August 14th, 2017 at 39 years old [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).
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]
Erika Remberg
Austrian actress (1932–2017).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Medan.
Died November 10th, 2017 at 85 years old in Benidorm. [ref]
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).
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]
Yambo Ouologuem
Malian writer (1940–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1940 in Bandiagara.
Died October 14th, 2017 at 77 years old in Sévaré. [ref]
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
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).
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]
Eberhard Jäckel
German historian (1929–2017).
Born June 29th, 1929 in Wesermünde.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Leonid Bronevoy
Soviet and russian actor (1928-2017).
Born December 17th, 1928 in Kyiv.
Died December 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow. [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]
Michel Jouvet
French neurobiologist (1925-2017).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Villeurbanne. [ref]
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian actor (1947–2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Babette Cole
English children's writer and illustrator (1950–2017).
Born September 10th, 1950 in Jersey.
Died January 15th, 2017 at 66 years old in Devon.
Amílcar Henríquez
Panamanian footballer (1983-2017).
Born August 2nd, 1983 in Panama City.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 33 years old in Colón City. [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan