In the year 2017
1,292 Notable deaths
Sonny Landham
American actor (1941–2017).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Canton.
Died August 17th, 2017 at 76 years old in Lexington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barbara Sinatra
American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of zeppo marx and frank sinatra (1927-2017).
Born March 10th, 1927 in Bosworth. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2017 at 90 years old in Rancho Mirage (disease). [ref]
Dina Merrill
American actress (1923–2017).
Born December 29th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 93 years old in East Hampton (dementia). [ref]
Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 87 years old in Palisades (disease). [ref]
Bobby Heenan
American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017).
Born November 1st, 1944 in Chicago.
Died September 17th, 2017 at 72 years old in Largo (laryngeal cancer).
Peter Sallis
English actor (1921–2017).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Twickenham.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Denville Hall. [ref]
Dick Gregory
American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017).
Born October 12th, 1932 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2017 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Al Jarreau
American singer (1940–2017).
Born March 12th, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2017 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, seizure, respiratory failure). [ref]
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1977 in Tehran. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2017 at 40 years old in Stanford (breast cancer). [ref]
Kim Joo-hyuk
South korean actor (1972–2017).
Born October 3rd, 1972 in Gangnam District.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 45 years old in Gwangjin District (traffic collision).
Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017).
Born May 27th, 1939 in Floydada.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mobile (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dina Wadia
Daughter of the founding father of pakistan (1919-2017).
Born August 14th, 1919 in London.
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 98 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Rose Marie
American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923-2017).
Born August 15th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died December 28th, 2017 at 94 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
John Hillerman
American actor (1932–2017).
Born December 20th, 1932 in Denison. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2017 at 84 years old in Houston. [ref]
Liliane Bettencourt
French heiress, socialite and businesswoman.
Born October 21st, 1922 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2017 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Mike Connors
American actor (1925-2017).
Born August 15th, 1925 in Fresno. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Tarzana (leukemia). [ref]
Charlie Murphy
American actor (1959–2017).
Born July 12th, 1959 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Tom Alter
Indian actor.
Born June 22nd, 1950 in Mussoorie.
Died September 29th, 2017 at 67 years old in Mumbai (skin cancer). [ref]
Jeanne Moreau
French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928-2017).
Born January 23rd, 1928 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 89 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Inder Kumar
Indian actor.
Born August 26th, 1973 in Jaipur.
Died July 28th, 2017 at 43 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Johnny Hallyday
French recording artist, singer and actor.
Born June 15th, 1943 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 74 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette (lung cancer). [ref]
Martin McGuinness
Irish republican and sinn féin politician (1950-2017).
Died March 21st, 2017 at 66 years old in Altnagelvin Area Hospital (amyloidosis). [ref]
Slobodan Praljak
Bosnian croat general and war criminal (1945–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Čapljina.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 72 years old in The Hague (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
June Foray
American voice actress (1917-2017).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Springfield. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2017 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Hardy
British actor (1925–2017).
Born October 29th, 1925 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Northwood. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black