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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Jérôme Golmard
French tennis player (1973–2017).
Born September 9th, 1973 in Dijon.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 43 years old in Dijon (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Nelson Xavier
Brazilian actor (1941–2017).
Born August 30th, 1941 in São Paulo.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 75 years old in Uberlândia (lung cancer). [ref]
Lyudmila Chernykh
Soviet astronomer.
Born June 13th, 1935 in Shuya.
Died July 28th, 2017 at 82 years old [ref]
George Mostow
American mathematician (1923–2017).
Born July 4th, 1923 in Boston.
Died April 4th, 2017 at 93 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Ulf Stark
Swedish writer (1944-2017).
Born July 12th, 1944 in Stureby. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2017 at 72 years old in Stockholm (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gilberto Agustoni
Swiss prelate (1922-2017).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Schaffhausen.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome.
Adam Wójcik
Polish basketball player (1970–2017).
Born April 20th, 1970 in Oława. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 47 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
Ion Besoiu
Romanian actor (1931–2017).
Born March 11th, 1931 in Sibiu.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Fotis Kafatos
Greek biologist (1940-2017).
Born April 16th, 1940 in Heraklion.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Heraklion.
Jacques Simon
French footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 25th, 1941 in Omonville-la-Rogue.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 76 years old in Valognes. [ref]
Ezio Pascutti
Italian footballer (1937-2017).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Mortegliano.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Hrvoje Šarinić
Croatian politician (1935–2017).
Born February 17th, 1935 in Sušak.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 82 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Stéphane Paille
French footballer (1965–2017).
Born June 27th, 1965 in Scionzier.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 52 years old in 4th arrondissement of Lyon (cancer). [ref]
Oscar Fulloné
Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017).
Born April 4th, 1939 in La Plata.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 78 years old in Casablanca (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Alan Walker
British anthropologist (1938-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1938 in Leicester. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2017 at 79 years old [ref]
Anatoly Chernyaev
Soviet historian and politician (1921–2017).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Moscow.
Died March 12th, 2017 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henri Emmanuelli
French politician (1945–2017).
Born May 31st, 1945 in Eaux-Bonnes.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Bayonne (infectious disease). [ref]
Mircea Ionescu-Quintus
Romanian politician (1917-2017).
Born March 18th, 1917 in Kherson. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2017 at 100 years old in Ploiești. [ref]
Tullio De Mauro
Italian linguist (1932-2017).
Born March 31st, 1932 in Torre Annunziata. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Commins Menapi
Solomon island footballer (1977–2017).
Born September 18th, 1977 in Lata. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2017 at 40 years old in Honiara (myocardial infarction).
Predrag Matvejević
Croatian writer (1932-2017).
Born October 7th, 1932 in Mostar.
Died February 2nd, 2017 at 84 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Gunnar Möller
German actor (1928-2017).
Born July 1st, 1928 in Neukölln.
Died May 16th, 2017 at 88 years old in Berlin (dementia). [ref]
Rodrigo Valdez
Colombian boxer (1946–2017).
Born December 22nd, 1946 in Cartagena.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 70 years old in Cartagena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdoulaye Soulama
Footballer (1979-2017).
Born November 29th, 1979 in Ouagadougou.
Died October 27th, 2017 at 37 years old in Burkina Faso. [ref]
Lones Wigger
Sport shooter and soldier (1937–2017).
Born August 25th, 1937 in Great Falls. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2017 at 80 years old in Colorado Springs (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 851 to 875 of 1386
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller