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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Ivan Abadjiev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1932–2017).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Novi Pazar.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Relja Bašić
Croatian actor and politician (1930–2017).
Born February 14th, 1930 in Zagreb.
Died April 7th, 2017 at 87 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Velichko Cholakov
Bulgarian weightlifter (1982-2017).
Born January 12th, 1982 in Smolyan.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 35 years old in Smolyan.
Karl Otto Götz
German artist (1914-2017).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Aachen.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 103 years old in Niederbreitbach. [ref]
Margot Hielscher
German singer and film actress (1919–2017).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 97 years old in Munich. [ref]
Réjean Ducharme
Playwright working in quebec (1941–2017).
Born August 12th, 1941 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 76 years old in Montreal (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lukas Ammann
Swiss actor (1912-2017).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Munich (surgical complications). [ref]
Aleksei Petrenko
Ukrainian and russian actor (1938–2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Chemer.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Benjamin Elon
Israeli rabbi and politician (1954-2017).
Born November 10th, 1954 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2017 at 62 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1970 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 47 years old in Montfermeil (cancer). [ref]
Abdelmajid Dolmy
Moroccan footballer (1953-2017).
Born August 20th, 1953 in Casablanca.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 63 years old in Casablanca (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ken Sears
American basketball player (1933–2017).
Born August 17th, 1933 in Watsonville.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Watsonville. [ref]
Karel Schoeman
South african writer (1939–2017).
Born October 26th, 1939 in Trompsburg.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Bloemfontein. [ref]
Meir Banai
Israeli singer.
Born July 5th, 1960 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2017 at 56 years old in Hemed (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Cardinal and nuncio (1925–2017).
Born August 27th, 1925 in Turin.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome.
Roger Walkowiak
French cyclist (1927–2017).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Montluçon.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 89 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Roger Pingeon
French racing cyclist (1940–2017).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Hauteville-Lompnes.
Died March 19th, 2017 at 76 years old in Beaupont (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatoly Gromyko
Soviet and russian scientist and diplomat (1932-2017).
Born April 15th, 1932 in Barysaw.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Eva Todor
Brazilian actress and dancer (1919–2017).
Born November 9th, 1919 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 98 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Janne Carlsson
Swedish actor (1937-2017).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Katarina church parish.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 80 years old in Norra Åsum (liver cancer). [ref]
Ljubiša Beara
Bosnian serb war criminal (1939–2017).
Born July 14th, 1939 in Sarajevo.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Chi Po-lin
Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist (1964-2017).
Born December 27th, 1964 in Taipei.
Died June 10th, 2017 at 52 years old in Fengbin Township (aircraft crash).
Miloslav Vlk
Czech catholic cardinal (1932–2017).
Born May 17th, 1932 in Líšnice. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Alain Senderens
French chef (1939–2017).
Born December 2nd, 1939 in Hyères.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Peyrelevade. [ref]
Håkan Carlqvist
Swedish motocross racer (1954–2017).
Born January 15th, 1954 in Järfälla Municipality.
Died July 6th, 2017 at 63 years old in Toulon (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 801 to 825 of 1386
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