In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Jason Lowndes
Australian cyclist (1994–2017).
Born December 14th, 1994 in Kalgoorlie.
Died December 22nd, 2017 at 23 years old in Bendigo (bicycle accident). [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]
Hou Bo
Photographer (1924–2017).
Born September 17th, 1924 in Xia County. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2017 at 93 years old in Beijing.
Anthony Madigan
Australian boxer (1930-2017).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Miriam Tlali
South african novelist (1933–2017).
Born November 11th, 1933 in Doornfontein. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2017 at 83 years old in Doornfontein. [ref]
Frans Krajcberg
Polish-brazilian sculptor, painter, engraver and photographer (1921-2017).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Kozienice.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia).
Seija Simola
Finnish singer (1944–2017).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 72 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Ata Kandó
Dutch photographer (1913-2017).
Born September 17th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 2017 at 103 years old [ref]
Ricardo Miledi
Mexican neuroscientist (1927-2017).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2017 at 90 years old in Irvine.
John Mather
American mathematician (1942–2017).
Born June 9th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 74 years old in Princeton.
Bogdan Dotchev
Bularian football referee (1936-2017).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Varna.
Died May 29th, 2017 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Werner Hamacher
German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction (1948-2017).
Born April 27th, 1948 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Vladimir Malaniuk
Ukrainian chess player (1957–2017).
Born July 21st, 1957 in Arkhangelsk.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 59 years old in Kyiv (kidney cancer).
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer (1926–2017).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
Tim Mickelson
American rower (1948–2017).
Born November 12th, 1948 in Deerfield.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 68 years old in Seattle (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Zvjezdan Cvetković
Serbian/yugoslav footballer (1960-2017).
Born April 18th, 1960 in Karlovac.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 56 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer (1935-2017).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Nava Semel
Israeli writer (1954-2017).
Born September 15th, 1954 in Jaffa.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 63 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Spanish film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer (1927-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1927 in Madrid.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Željko Perušić
Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Varoš.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 81 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Muhammad Dandamayev
Russian historian (1928-2017).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Laksky District.
Died August 28th, 2017 at 88 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hans Gerschwiler
Swiss figure skater (1921–2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Winterthur.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 96 years old in Pinehurst. [ref]
John Nicholson
New zealand racing driver.
Born October 6th, 1941 in Auckland.
Died September 20th, 2017 at 75 years old in England. [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]
Roberto Anzolin
Italian footballer (1938–2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Valdagno.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Valdagno. [ref]
Deaths 951 to 975 of 1383
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved