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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Anton Nanut
Slovenian musician (1932–2017).
Born September 13th, 1932 in Kanal ob Soči.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 84 years old in Šempeter pri Gorici (disease).
Moïse Brou Apanga
Gabonese footballer (1982-2017).
Born February 4th, 1982 in Abidjan.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 35 years old in Libreville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bill Hougland
American basketball player (1930-2017).
Born June 20th, 1930 in Caldwell.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 86 years old in Lawrence. [ref]
Ebrahim Ashtiani
Iranian footballer (1942-2017).
Born January 4th, 1942 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Tehran (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Zurab Sotkilava
Georgian opera singer (1937-2017).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Sukhumi.
Died September 18th, 2017 at 80 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Eugenio Bersellini
Italian association football player and manager (1936-2017).
Born June 10th, 1936 in Borgo Val di Taro.
Died September 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Prato (pneumonia). [ref]
Altero Matteoli
Italian politician (1940-2017).
Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). [ref]
Roger Grenier
French writer, journalist and radio animator (1919–2017).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Caen.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 98 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Enzo Dara
Italian opera singer (1938-2017).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Mantua.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 78 years old in Narni.
Cino Tortorella
Italian television presenter, television author and television director (1927–2017).
Born June 27th, 1927 in Ventimiglia. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Nicole Bricq
French politician (1947-2017).
Born June 10th, 1947 in La Rochefoucauld.
Died August 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Poitiers (falling from height). [ref]
Cristina Adela Foișor
Romanian chess player (1967–2017).
Born June 7th, 1967 in Petroșani. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2017 at 49 years old in Timișoara (pneumonia). [ref]
Jon van Rood
Dutch biologist (1926–2017).
Born April 7th, 1926 in Scheveningen.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Leeuwarden.
Santiago Vernazza
Argentine association football player (1928-2017).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
George Feher
American biophysicist (1924–2017).
Born May 29th, 1924 in Bratislava.
Died November 28th, 2017 at 93 years old in La Jolla.
Yumeji Tsukioka
Actress (1922-2017).
Born October 14th, 1922 in Hiroshima. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 94 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Viktor Kupreichik
Belarusian chess player (1949-2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Minsk.
Frank Spellman
American weightlifter.
Born September 17th, 1922 in Malvern.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 94 years old in Gulf Breeze. [ref]
Sonja Sutter
German actress (1931–2017).
Born January 17th, 1931 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 86 years old in Baden. [ref]
Natalia Shakhovskaya
Russian musician (1935–2017).
Born September 27th, 1935 in Moscow.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Philippe Maystadt
Belgian politician (1948-2017).
Born March 14th, 1948 in Petit-Rechain.
Died December 7th, 2017 at 69 years old (lung disease).
Isabelle Daniels
American sprinter.
Born July 31st, 1937 in Jakin.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Karl Stotz
Austrian footballer (1927-2017).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Vienna.
Died April 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Seefeld in Tirol. [ref]
Michael Augustine
Catholic archbishop (1933–2017).
Died November 4th, 2017 at 84 years old in Pondicherry (myocardial infarction).
Wilfried
Austrian singer (1950–2017).
Born June 24th, 1950 in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee.
Died July 16th, 2017 at 67 years old in Lilienfeld (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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