In the year 2017
1,383 Notable deaths
Yevdokiya Pasko
Soviet wwii aviator and heroine of the soviet union (1919–2017).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Lipenka.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Herbert Mies
German politician (1929-2017).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Mannheim.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 87 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Joachim Kaiser
German music critic (1928–2017).
Born December 18th, 1928 in Miłki.
Died May 11th, 2017 at 88 years old in Munich. [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]
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.
Hans Trass
Estonian ecologist, lichenologist (1928-2017).
Born May 2nd, 1928 in Tallinn.
Died February 14th, 2017 at 88 years old
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]
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]
Frank Schepke
German rower (1935–2017).
Born April 5th, 1935 in Königsberg.
Died April 4th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kiel. [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]
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Armenian writer (1938–2017).
Born July 18th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [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]
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]
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]
Franz Swoboda
Austrian footballer (1933-2017).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Vienna.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 84 years old
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]
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]
Jean-Pierre Schmitz
Luxemburgian road bicycle racer (1932–2017).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Huldange.
Died November 14th, 2017 at 85 years old (multiple myeloma).
Pentti Holappa
Finnish writer (1927-2017).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Ylikiiminki.
Died October 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Helsinki (respiratory failure). [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.
Josef Hamerl
Austrian footballer (1931-2017).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Vienna.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 86 years old in Austria. [ref]
Kito Lorenc
Sorbian writer (1938-2017).
Born March 4th, 1938 in Schleife.
Died September 24th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bautzen (stroke). [ref]
Uli Vos
German field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Mönchengladbach.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 71 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Janine Charrat
French ballet dancer, actress and choreographer (1924–2017).
Born July 24th, 1924 in Grenoble.
Died August 29th, 2017 at 93 years old in Rueil-Malmaison. [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer