In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Anthony C. Beilenson
American politician (1932-2017).
Born October 26th, 1932 in New Rochelle.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Armenak Alachachian
Soviet basketball player and coach (1930-2017).
Born December 25th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Scarborough. [ref]
Henry-Louis de La Grange
French musicologist (1924-2017).
Born May 26th, 1924 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lonay (pneumonia).
Youssouf Ouédraogo
Burkina faso politician (1952-2017).
Born December 25th, 1952 in Tikaré.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 64 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Andreas Schmidt
German actor and director (1963-2017).
Born November 23rd, 1963 in Heggen (Finnentrop).
Died September 28th, 2017 at 53 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Aleksander Einseln
Estonian military personnel (1931–2017).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Tallinn.
Died March 16th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Habib Thiam
Senegalese politician (1933-2017).
Born January 21st, 1933 in Keur Madiabel.
Died June 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Manuel Sanchís Martínez
Spanish footballer (1938–2017).
Born March 26th, 1938 in Alberic.
Died October 28th, 2017 at 79 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Willie Toweel
South african boxer (1934–2017).
Born April 6th, 1934 in Benoni.
Died December 25th, 2017 at 83 years old in Cape Town (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alina Janowska
Polish actress (1923-2017).
Born April 16th, 1923 in Warsaw.
Died November 13th, 2017 at 94 years old in Warsaw (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ana-Maria Avram
Romanian composer (1961-2017).
Born September 12th, 1961 in Bucharest.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 55 years old [ref]
Ryan McBride
Northern irish association football player (1989-2017).
Born December 15th, 1989 in Derry.
Died March 19th, 2017 at 27 years old in Derry. [ref]
Ian Stewart
British racecar driver.
Born July 15th, 1929 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Crieff. [ref]
Redha Malek
Algerian politician (1931–2017).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Batna.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 85 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Nicolae Lupescu
Romanian footballer (1940-2017).
Born December 17th, 1940 in Bucharest.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 76 years old in Bucharest (liver cancer). [ref]
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee (1962–2017).
Born September 19th, 1962 in Ovada.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 54 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marjorie Boulton
British writer (1924–2017).
Born May 7th, 1924 in Teddington. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2017 at 93 years old [ref]
William Steinkraus
American equestrian (1925–2017).
Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in Darien. [ref]
Niels Helveg Petersen
Danish politician (1939-2017).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Odense.
Died June 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tullebølle Parish (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Makanin
Russian writer (1937–2017).
Born March 13th, 1937 in Orsk.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 80 years old in Krasny/Novoshakhtinsk. [ref]
Ayan Sadakov
Bulgarian footballer (1961–2017).
Born September 26th, 1961 in Plovdiv.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 55 years old in Plovdiv (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Frank Brian
American basketball player (1923-2017).
Born May 1st, 1923 in Zachary.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 94 years old in Zachary (Alzheimer's disease).
Jean-Pierre Kahane
French mathematician (1926-2017).
Born December 11th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Marino Perani
Italian footballer and manager (1939-2017).
Born October 27th, 1939 in Ponte Nossa.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Bologna (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 926 to 950 of 1383
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain