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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Michael Nyqvist
Swedish actor (1960–2017).
Born November 8th, 1960 in Stockholm.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 56 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Fats Domino
American pianist and singer (1928–2017).
Born February 26th, 1928 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Harvey (organ dysfunction). [ref]
George A. Romero
Canadian-american filmmaker (1940–2017).
Born February 4th, 1940 in The Bronx, New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2017 at 77 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Jerry Krause
American sports executive (1939–2017).
Born April 6th, 1939 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2017 at 77 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Rosey
Samoan-american professional wrestler (1970-2017).
Born April 7th, 1970 in San Francisco.
Died April 17th, 2017 at 47 years old in Pensacola (heart failure).
Barbara Hale
American actress (1922–2017).
Born April 18th, 1922 in DeKalb.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 94 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Adnan Khashoggi
Saudi arabian businessman (1935-2017).
Born July 25th, 1935 in Mecca.
Died June 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Lambeth (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Frank Vincent
American actor (1937–2017).
Born April 15th, 1937 in North Adams.
Died September 13th, 2017 at 80 years old in New Jersey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Polish-american diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2017 at 89 years old in Falls Church (pneumonia). [ref]
Reema Lagoo
Indian actress (1958–2017).
Born June 21st, 1958 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 58 years old in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Michael I of Romania
Last king of romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947).
Born October 25th, 1921 in Foișor Castle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2017 at 96 years old in Aubonne (leukemia). [ref]
Della Reese
American actress and singer (1931-2017).
Born July 6th, 1931 in Detroit, Black Bottom. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Los Angeles, Encino (diabetes). [ref]
John Dunsworth
Canadian actor and director (1946–2017).
Born April 12th, 1946 in Bridgewater.
Died October 16th, 2017 at 71 years old in Halifax. [ref]
Norma McCorvey
Plaintiff in roe v. wade (1947–2017).
Born September 22nd, 1947 in Simmesport.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 69 years old in Katy (heart failure).
Michael Parks
American actor (1940–2017).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Corona.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Rance Howard
American actor (1928–2017).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Duncan.
Died November 25th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Anita Pallenberg
German-italian actress, model and muse of the rolling stones.
Born January 25th, 1944 in Hamburg, Rome. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2017 at 73 years old in Chichester (hepatitis C). [ref]
Hal Moore
United states army lieutenant general (1922–2017).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Bardstown.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 94 years old in Auburn (stroke). [ref]
Sonny Landham
American actor (1941–2017).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Canton.
Died August 17th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jonathan Demme
American filmmaker (1944–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Baldwin.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Heather Menzies
Canadian actress (1949-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Toronto.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 68 years old in Frankford (brain cancer). [ref]
Roger Smith
American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017).
Born December 18th, 1932 in South Gate.
Died June 4th, 2017 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Walter Becker
American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1950–2017).
Born February 20th, 1950 in New York City, Queens. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 67 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Robert Guillaume
American actor (1927-2017).
Born November 30th, 1927 in St. Louis.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of west germany and reunified germany (1982–1998).
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Friesenheim. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2017 at 87 years old in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 1386
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