In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
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]
Terele Pávez
Spanish actress (1939–2017).
Born July 29th, 1939 in Bilbao.
Died August 11th, 2017 at 78 years old in Madrid (cerebral hemorrhage). [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]
Ivan Abadjiev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1932–2017).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Novi Pazar.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Cologne. [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]
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]
Meir Banai
Israeli singer.
Born July 5th, 1960 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2017 at 56 years old in Hemed (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Roger Walkowiak
French cyclist (1927–2017).
Born March 2nd, 1927 in Montluçon.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 89 years old in Vichy. [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]
Ken Sears
American basketball player (1933–2017).
Born August 17th, 1933 in Watsonville.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Watsonville. [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]
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).
Alain Senderens
French chef (1939–2017).
Born December 2nd, 1939 in Hyères.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Peyrelevade. [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.
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]
Sharon Laws
British racing cyclist (1974–2017).
Born July 7th, 1974 in Nairobi.
Died December 16th, 2017 at 43 years old (cervix uterine cancer). [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).
David Waddington, Baron Waddington
British politician (1929-2017).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Burnley.
Died February 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in South Cheriton.
Frédérick Leboyer
French obstetrician (1918-2017).
Born November 1st, 1918 in Paris.
Died May 25th, 2017 at 98 years old in Vollèges. [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]
Aboubacar Somparé
Former president of the national assembly of guinea (1944-2017).
Born August 31st, 1944 in Boké Prefecture, Boké.
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Conakry.
Ljubiša Beara
Bosnian serb war criminal (1939–2017).
Born July 14th, 1939 in Sarajevo.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Grethe Bartram
Danish wartime collaborator.
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Aarhus.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 92 years old in Vessigebro.
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]
George Hugh Niederauer
Catholic archbishop (1936-2017).
Born June 14th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 80 years old in San Rafael (lung cancer).
Deaths 801 to 825 of 1383
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson