In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Janusz Głowacki
Polish writer (1938–2017).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Egypt, Marsa Alam. [ref]
Rokas Žilinskas
Lithuanian politician (1972-2017).
Born July 20th, 1972 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2017 at 44 years old in Vilnius (pneumonia).
Phyllis Fox
American mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Colorado.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 94 years old [ref]
Ezio Pascutti
Italian footballer (1937-2017).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Mortegliano.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna. [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]
Arseny Roginsky
Russian historian, soviet dissident and memorial founder (1946-2017).
Born March 30th, 1946 in Velsk.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 71 years old in Israel. [ref]
Ibrahim Abouleish
Egyptian scientist (1937–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Mashtūl as Sūq.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 80 years old in Cairo. [ref]
René Laurentin
French theologian (1917–2017).
Born October 19th, 1917 in Tours.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 99 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Anne Buttimer
Irish geographer (1938-2017).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Cork.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 78 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Janusz Wójcik
Polish politician, football player and coach (1953-2017).
Born November 18th, 1953 in Warsaw.
Died November 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Tankred Dorst
German playwright and storyteller (1925–2017).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Oberlind.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Cuthbert Sebastian
British colonial governor (1921-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Miami.
Died March 25th, 2017 at 95 years old in Basseterre (pneumonia). [ref]
Yosl Bergner
Israeli/australian artist (1920-2017).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Yelena Naimushina
Artistic gymnast (1964–2017).
Born November 19th, 1964 in Askiz.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 52 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlos Miloc
Uruguayan football manager (1932-2017).
Born February 9th, 1932 in Montevideo.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Monterrey. [ref]
Jacob Neeman
Israeli politician (1939-2017).
Born September 16th, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died January 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Fernando Birri
Film director from argentina (1925-2017).
Born March 13th, 1925 in Santa Fe. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).
Aníbal Ruiz
Uruguayan footballer (1942-2017).
Born December 30th, 1942 in Salto Department.
Died March 10th, 2017 at 74 years old in Veracruz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tim Parnell
British racecar driver (1932-2017).
Born June 25th, 1932 in Derby.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Littleover. [ref]
Feliciano Rivilla
Spanish footballer (1936–2017).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Ávila.
Died November 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Adam Darius
American dancer (1930-2017).
Born May 10th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died December 3rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Espoo (myocardial infarction).
Clifford Husbands
Barbadian judge (1926-2017).
Born August 5th, 1926 in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Saint James (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nora Marks Dauenhauer
American tlingit writer and poet (1927–2017).
Died September 25th, 2017 at 90 years old in Juneau. [ref]
Hamad Ndikumana
Rwandan footballer (1978-2017).
Born October 5th, 1978 in Kigali.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 39 years old in Kigali.
Ian Wachtmeister
Swedish count, business manager and politician.
Born December 24th, 1932 in Bärbo parish.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 84 years old in Stockholms Adolf Fredrik (lymphoma). [ref]
Deaths 876 to 900 of 1383
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé