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In the year 2017
1,292 Notable deaths
Tobe Hooper
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017).
Born January 25th, 1943 in Austin.
Died August 26th, 2017 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Salvatore Riina
Sicilian mafia boss (1930–2017).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Corleone.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 87 years old in Parma (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Nicky Hayden
American motorcycle racer (1981-2017).
Born July 30th, 1981 in Owensboro.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 35 years old in Cesena (bicycle accident). [ref]
Darlene Cates
American actress (1947-2017).
Born December 13th, 1947 in Borger.
Died March 26th, 2017 at 69 years old in Forney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jana Novotná
Czech tennis player (1968–2017).
Born October 2nd, 1968 in Brno.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 49 years old in Czech Republic (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Cheick Tioté
Ivorian footballer (1986–2017).
Born June 21st, 1986 in Yamoussoukro.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 30 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Hatch
American actor (1945-2017).
Born May 21st, 1945 in Santa Monica.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Monty Hall
Canadian radio and television show host (1921-2017).
Born August 25th, 1921 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2017 at 96 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Bernard Francis Law
Catholic cardinal (1931–2017).
Born November 4th, 1931 in Torreón.
Died December 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). [ref]
Charles Bradley
American funk/soul/r&b singer (1948–2017).
Born November 5th, 1948 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 68 years old in Brooklyn (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ali Abdullah Saleh
President of north yemen (1978–1990) and yemen (1990–2012).
Born March 21st, 1947 in Sanhan. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sanaa (gunshot wound). [ref]
Allan Holdsworth
English guitarist and composer.
Born August 6th, 1946 in Bradford.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 70 years old in Vista (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mike Ilitch
Macedonian-american entrepreneur and owner of the detroit red wings and the detroit tigers, founder and owner of little caesars pizza.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Bitola.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Detroit (disease). [ref]
Richard Anderson
American actor (1926-2017).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Long Branch.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Ueli Steck
Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017).
Born October 4th, 1976 in Langnau im Emmental. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2017 at 40 years old in Nuptse. [ref]
Jay Thomas
Actor, radio talk show host, businessman.
Born July 12th, 1948 in Kermit. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Gorden Kaye
British actor (1941–2017).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Huddersfield.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 75 years old in Knaresborough. [ref]
Robert Miles
Swiss-born italian record producer, composer, musician and dj (1969–2017).
Born November 3rd, 1969 in Fleurier.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Ibiza (cancer). [ref]
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017).
Born December 28th, 1955 in Changchun.
Died July 13th, 2017 at 61 years old in First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University (cancer). [ref]
Neeraj Vora
Indian film director (1963–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1963 in Bhuj.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 54 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
George Steele
American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017).
Born April 16th, 1937 in Detroit.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 79 years old in Cocoa Beach (kidney failure). [ref]
Tim Pigott-Smith
English film and television actor and author (1946-2017).
Died April 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Northampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gauri Lankesh
Indian kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017).
Born January 29th, 1962 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2017 at 55 years old in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (gunshot wound). [ref]
Pierre Bergé
French industrialist, patron and book collector.
Born November 14th, 1930 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 86 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (disease). [ref]
John Wetton
British musician.
Born June 12th, 1949 in Willington.
Died January 31st, 2017 at 67 years old in Bournemouth (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner