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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
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).
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]
William Steinkraus
American equestrian (1925–2017).
Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in Darien. [ref]
Hou Bo
Photographer (1924–2017).
Born September 17th, 1924 in Xia County. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2017 at 93 years old in Beijing.
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).
Marjorie Boulton
British writer (1924–2017).
Born May 7th, 1924 in Teddington. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2017 at 93 years old [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]
Vladimir Makanin
Russian writer (1937–2017).
Born March 13th, 1937 in Orsk.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 80 years old in Krasny/Novoshakhtinsk. [ref]
Paul G. Comba
American astronomer (1926–2017).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Tunis.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 91 years old [ref]
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]
Ricardo Miledi
Mexican neuroscientist (1927-2017).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2017 at 90 years old in Irvine.
Anthony Madigan
Australian boxer (1930-2017).
Born February 4th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
Ata Kandó
Dutch photographer (1913-2017).
Born September 17th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died September 14th, 2017 at 103 years old [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]
Seija Simola
Finnish singer (1944–2017).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 72 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer (1935-2017).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 81 years old [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.
John Nicholson
New zealand racing driver.
Born October 6th, 1941 in Auckland.
Died September 20th, 2017 at 75 years old in England. [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]
Bogdan Dotchev
Bularian football referee (1936-2017).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Varna.
Died May 29th, 2017 at 80 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Hans Gerschwiler
Swiss figure skater (1921–2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Winterthur.
Died September 27th, 2017 at 96 years old in Pinehurst. [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]
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).
Zvjezdan Cvetković
Serbian/yugoslav footballer (1960-2017).
Born April 18th, 1960 in Karlovac.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 56 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
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