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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian actor (1947–2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Cécile DeWitt-Morette
French mathematician and physicist (1922-2017).
Born December 21st, 1922 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Austin.
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]
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician (1942-2017).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
Juan Luis Buñuel
French director (1934–2017).
Born November 9th, 1934 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Anton Vratuša
Prime minister of slovenia (1915-2017).
Born February 21st, 1915 in Dolnji Slaveči.
Died July 30th, 2017 at 102 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
Nicaraguan-american catholic priest and diplomat (1933–2017).
Born February 5th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died June 8th, 2017 at 84 years old in Managua. [ref]
Marita Lindahl
Miss world 1957 (1938–2017).
Born October 17th, 1938 in Helsinki.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Nikos Koundouros
Greek film director (1926–2017).
Born December 15th, 1926 in Agios Nikolaos.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
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]
István Mészáros
(1930–2017) hungarian philosopher.
Born December 19th, 1930 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2017 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Arif Dirlik
Turkish-american historian (1940–2017).
Born November 23rd, 1940 in Mersin.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Eugene.
Bengt Gustavsson
Swedish footballer (1928-2017).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Ringarum.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Norrköping.
Inge Keller
German actress (1923-2017).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Suh Yun-bok
South korean distance runner (1923–2017).
Born January 9th, 1923 in Seoul.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 94 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916–2017).
Born January 19th, 1916 in Whittier. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2017 at 101 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Edward Bryant
American writer.
Born August 27th, 1945 in White Plains.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 71 years old in Denver (diabetes). [ref]
Slavko Goldstein
Croatian writer and publisher (1928–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1928 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2017 at 89 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia). [ref]
Carlos Alberto Silva
Brazilian football manager (1939-2017).
Born August 14th, 1939 in Bom Jardim de Minas.
Died January 20th, 2017 at 77 years old in Belo Horizonte. [ref]
Benjamin Massing
Cameroonian footballer (1962-2017).
Died December 10th, 2017 at 55 years old in Edéa. [ref]
Mervyn Rose
Australian tennis player (1930–2017).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Coffs Harbour. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Coffs Harbour. [ref]
Artyom Tarasov
Russian activist (1950–2017).
Born July 4th, 1950 in Moscow.
Died July 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Deaths 726 to 750 of 1386
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