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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Catherine Hardy Lavender
American athletics competitor (1930–2017).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Carrollton.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia). [ref]
Enzo Bettiza
Italian writer and politician (1927-2017).
Died July 28th, 2017 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Ukrainian road bicycle racer (1985–2017).
Born September 30th, 1985 in Simferopol.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Arad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Kristin Sydnes
Norwegian politician (1956-2017).
Born May 13th, 1956 in Oslo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 60 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Květa Fialová
Czech actress (1929-2017).
Born September 1st, 1929 in Veľké Dravce. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2017 at 88 years old in Prague. [ref]
Giorgio Capitani
Italian film director (1927-2017).
Born December 29th, 1927 in Paris.
Died March 25th, 2017 at 89 years old in Viterbo. [ref]
Alexander Tikhanovich
Belarusian singer (1952–2017).
Born July 13th, 1952 in Minsk.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 64 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Georgy Taratorkin
Soviet and russian actor (1945–2017).
Born January 11th, 1945 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 72 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Vasily Kudinov
Russian handball player (1969–2017).
Born February 17th, 1969 in Ilyinka.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 47 years old in Astrakhan. [ref]
Chuck Weyant
American racecar driver.
Born April 3rd, 1923 in St. Marys.
Died January 24th, 2017 at 93 years old in Springfield. [ref]
Jürgen Roth
German opinion journalist (1945–2017).
Born November 4th, 1945 in Frankfurt.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 71 years old in Frankfurt (cancer). [ref]
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet (1931–2017).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Mishima.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mishima (respiratory failure). [ref]
Carles Santos
Spanish pianist, artist (1940–2017).
Born July 1st, 1940 in Vinaròs.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 77 years old in Vinaròs (ventricular hypertrophy). [ref]
Alain Berbérian
French filmmaker (1953–2017).
Born July 2nd, 1953 in Beirut.
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 64 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cho Jin-ho
South korean footballer (1973-2017).
Born August 2nd, 1973 in Daegu.
Died October 10th, 2017 at 44 years old in Busan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Serge Baguet
Belgian cyclist (1969-2017).
Born August 18th, 1969 in Brakel.
Died February 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Sint-Lievens-Houtem (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Władysław Kowalski
Polish actor.
Born February 24th, 1936 in Żurawce.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 81 years old in Józefów (myocardial infarction).
Luis Garisto
Uruguayan footballer (1945-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1945 in Montevideo.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Montevideo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sofía Ímber
Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist (1924–2017).
Born May 8th, 1924 in Soroca. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 92 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Gilles Tremblay
Canadian composer (1932-2017).
Born September 6th, 1932 in Jonquière, Arvida.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 84 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Enrique Morea
Argentine tennis player.
Born April 11th, 1924 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Irma Adelman
American economist (1930-2017).
Born March 14th, 1930 in Chernivtsi.
Died February 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Paris (disease).
Ángel Parra
Chilean musician (1943–2017).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Valparaíso.
Died March 11th, 2017 at 73 years old in Antony (lung cancer). [ref]
Ron Bontemps
American basketball player (1926-2017).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Taylorville.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 90 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Richard Pankhurst
British-ethiopian scholar (1927–2017).
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Woodford Green.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Deaths 1026 to 1050 of 1386
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld