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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Obed Dlamini
Swazi politician (1937-2017).
Born April 4th, 1937 in Mhlosheni.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (disease). [ref]
Dudley Storey
New zealand rower (1939–2017).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Wairoa.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 77 years old in Auckland (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Paul Falk
German figure skater (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Dortmund.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 95 years old in Queidersbach. [ref]
Gonzague Saint Bris
French journalist and writer (1948-2017).
Born January 26th, 1948 in Loches.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 69 years old in Saint-Hymer (single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Anatoly Aleksin
Russian writer and poet (1924-2017).
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Moscow.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Luxembourg.
Annie Goetzinger
French comics artist (1951-2017).
Born August 18th, 1951 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 20th, 2017 at 66 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer). [ref]
Eduard Mudrik
Russian footballer (1939-2017).
Born July 18th, 1939 in Starobilsk.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bernard Panafieu
Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).
Born January 26th, 1931 in Châtellerault.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 86 years old in Carpentras (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Massimo Natili
Italian racing driver.
Born July 28th, 1935 in Ronciglione.
Died September 19th, 2017 at 82 years old in Viterbo.
Malcolm Spence
Jamaican sprinter (1936-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Kingston.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Boca Raton.
Marc Baecke
Belgian association football player (1956–2017).
Born July 24th, 1956 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 60 years old in Beveren. [ref]
Josef Musil
Czechoslovak volleyballist (1932–2017).
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Kostelní Lhota. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Prague, Thomayer Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Colom Altemir
Spanish photographer (1921-2017).
Born April 30th, 1921 in El Raval.
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 96 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Osvaldo Fattori
Italian footballer (1922-2017).
Born June 22nd, 1922 in San Michele Extra.
Died December 27th, 2017 at 95 years old in Milan. [ref]
Gordon Christian
American ice hockey player (1927-2017).
Born November 21st, 1927 in Warroad.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 89 years old in Grand Forks. [ref]
Birgitta Ulfsson
Finnish actor and theater director.
Born July 1st, 1928 in Helsinki.
Died October 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Börge Hellström
Swedish writer (1957-2017).
Born September 25th, 1957.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Laurynas Stankevičius
Prime minister of lithuania (1935-2017).
Born August 10th, 1935 in Aukštadvaris.
Died March 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Robert Anker
Dutch writer, poet and literary critic (1946-2017).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Oostwoud.
Died January 20th, 2017 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Polish actor (1924–2017).
Born June 29th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died February 24th, 2017 at 92 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ulf Dinkelspiel
Swedish politician (1939-2017).
Born July 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died January 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Marthe Gosteli
Swiss suffragist and archivist (1917-2017).
Born December 22nd, 1917 in Ittigen.
Died April 7th, 2017 at 99 years old in Muri bei Bern (falling from height). [ref]
Jørgen Kosmo
Norwegian politician (1947-2017).
Born December 5th, 1947 in Valnesfjord.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 69 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Fredy Schmidtke
German track cyclist (1961–2017).
Born July 1st, 1961 in Worringen.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 56 years old in Dormagen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Milan Moguš
Croatian linguist (1927–2017).
Born April 27th, 1927 in Senj.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 90 years old in Zagreb.
Deaths 1101 to 1125 of 1386
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy