In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Inga Borg
Swedish children's book author and artist (1925–2017).
Born August 25th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 92 years old in Nyköping. [ref]
Anne-Marie Colchen
French basketball player and athletics competitor (1925-2017).
Born December 8th, 1925 in Le Havre.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer. [ref]
Petra Kandarr
German sprinter (1950-2017).
Born August 20th, 1950 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died March 12th, 2017 at 66 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Billy Simpson
Northern irish footballer (1929-2017).
Born December 12th, 1929 in Belfast.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 87 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Erika Böhm-Vitense
German-american astronomer.
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Curau. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2017 at 93 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar
Ecuadorian catholic archbishop (1923–2017).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Quito.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 93 years old in Conocoto. [ref]
Herbert Mies
German politician (1929-2017).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Mannheim.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 87 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Vera de Spinadel
Argentinian mathematician (1929–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 26th, 2017 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Alberto Villalta
Salvadoran footballer (1947-2017).
Born November 19th, 1947 in San Salvador.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 69 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Fernand Decanali
French olympic cyclist.
Born July 7th, 1925 in Marseille.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Youssef Anis Abi-Aad
Maronite archbishop of aleppo (1940–2017).
Born January 12th, 1940 in Dfoun.
Died May 6th, 2017 at 77 years old
Armando Hart Dávalos
Cuban politician (1930-2017).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Havana.
Died November 26th, 2017 at 87 years old in Havana (respiratory failure).
Borys Oliynyk
Ukrainian journalist, poet and writer (1935-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1935 in Zachepilivka. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kyiv (heart failure). [ref]
Elena Lagadinova
Bulgarian agronomist, genetic engineer, and politician.
Died November 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia.
Hans Trass
Estonian ecologist, lichenologist (1928-2017).
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Tallinn.
Died February 14th, 2017 at 88 years old
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Armenian writer (1938–2017).
Born July 18th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Phil Edwards
British racing cyclist (1949–2017).
Born September 3rd, 1949 in Corsham.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 67 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Guyon
French equestrian (1932–2017).
Born December 21st, 1932 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2017 at 84 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Fredrik Skagen
Norwegian writer (1936–2017).
Born December 30th, 1936 in Trondheim. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2017 at 80 years old in Trondheim. [ref]
Jean-Marie Benoît Balla
Cameroonian catholic bishop (1959-2017).
Born May 10th, 1959 in Cameroon.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 58 years old in Ebebda.
Pierrette Bloch
Swiss artist (1928-2017).
Born June 16th, 1928 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
László Kovács
Hungarian football player (1951–2017).
Born April 24th, 1951 in Tatabánya.
Died June 30th, 2017 at 66 years old in Győr. [ref]
Franz Swoboda
Austrian footballer (1933-2017).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Vienna.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 84 years old
Daniel McKinnon
American ice hockey player (1922-2017).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Williams.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 95 years old in Grand Forks. [ref]
Ely Tacchella
Swiss footballer (1936-2017).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old in Colombier. [ref]
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Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé