In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
June Foray
American voice actress (1917–2017).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Springfield. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2017 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [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]
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]
Nicky Hayden
American motorcycle racer (1981-2017).
Born July 30th, 1981 in Owensboro.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 35 years old in Cesena (struck by vehicle, bicycle accident). [ref]
Sib Hashian
American drummer (1949–2017).
Born August 17th, 1949 in Boston.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Atlantic Ocean (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]
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]
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]
Allan Holdsworth
British musician (1946–2017).
Born August 6th, 1946 in Bradford.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 70 years old in Vista (myocardial infarction). [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]
Donald Malarkey
American army noncommissioned officer (1921–2017).
Born July 30th, 1921 in Astoria.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 96 years old in Salem.
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 Detroit.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Detroit. [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]
Jay Thomas
Actor, radio talk show host, businessman (1948–2017).
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. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Ibiza (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).
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 1386
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz