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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Robert Parr
American theoretical chemist (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Chicago.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Chapel Hill. [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]
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]
Ian Stewart
British racecar driver.
Born July 15th, 1929 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Crieff. [ref]
Emmanuel Niyonkuru
Burundian politician.
Born July 20th, 1962 in Commune of Rutegama. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2017 at 54 years old in Bujumbura (gunshot wound). [ref]
Teodor Oizerman
Soviet and russian philosopher (1914-2017).
Born May 14th, 1914 in Petrovirivka.
Died March 25th, 2017 at 102 years old in Moscow. [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).
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]
Tony deBrum
Statesman of the marshall islands (1945–2017).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Marshall Islands, Tuvalu. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]
Gata Cattana
Spanish rapper and poet (1991-2017).
Born May 11th, 1991 in Adamuz.
Died March 2nd, 2017 at 25 years old in Madrid (anaphylactic shock).
Youssouf Ouédraogo
Burkina faso politician (1952-2017).
Born December 25th, 1952 in Tikaré.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 64 years old in Abidjan. [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]
Maria Mutagamba
Ugandan politician.
Born September 5th, 1952 in Uganda.
Died June 24th, 2017 at 64 years old in Kampala (liver cancer).
Simon Dickie
New zealand rowing cox (1951–2017).
Born March 31st, 1951 in Waverley.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 66 years old in Taupō (falling from height). [ref]
John Mather
American mathematician (1942–2017).
Born June 9th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 74 years old in Princeton.
Aleksander Einseln
Estonian military personnel (1931–2017).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Tallinn.
Died March 16th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Redha Malek
Algerian politician (1931–2017).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Batna.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 85 years old in Algiers. [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]
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]
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]
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]
Tatiana Zatulovskaya
Russian/israeli chess player (1935-2017).
Born December 8th, 1935 in Baku.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old in Ashkelon (drowning). [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]
Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman
Israeli rabbi. (1914–2017).
Born November 4th, 1914 in Kamieniec. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2017 at 103 years old in Bnei Brak (old age). [ref]
Ana-Maria Avram
Romanian composer (1961-2017).
Born September 12th, 1961 in Bucharest.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 55 years old [ref]
Deaths 926 to 950 of 1386
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou