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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
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).
Kito Lorenc
Sorbian writer (1938-2017).
Born March 4th, 1938 in Schleife.
Died September 24th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bautzen (stroke). [ref]
Annikki Tähti
Finnish actress and singer (1929-2017).
Born December 5th, 1929 in Helsinki.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Vantaa. [ref]
Josef Hamerl
Austrian footballer (1931-2017).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Vienna.
Died July 15th, 2017 at 86 years old in Austria. [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]
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]
Wanda Chotomska
Polish writer, author of children's literature (1929–2017).
Born October 26th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Nabeel Qureshi
American missionary.
Born April 13th, 1983 in California.
Died September 16th, 2017 at 34 years old in Houston (stomach cancer).
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini
Italian musician.
Born October 7th, 1929 in Bologna.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 87 years old in Bologna (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Wilma de Faria
52nd governor of rio grande do norte (1945–2017).
Born February 17th, 1945 in Mossoró. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2017 at 72 years old in Natal (cancer).
Lucy Seki
Brazilian linguist (1941-2017).
Born March 27th, 1939 in Belo Horizonte.
Died June 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old
Romolo Bizzotto
Italian footballer (1925-2017).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Cerea.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Turin. [ref]
Margit Pörtner
Danish female curler (1972–2017).
Born February 16th, 1972 in Hørsholm.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 45 years old in Denmark (cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Kalik
Soviet film director (1927-2017).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Arkhangelsk.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Uli Vos
German field hockey player.
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Mönchengladbach.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 71 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Walter Lehmann
Gymnast (1919-2017).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Hütten.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 97 years old in Richterswil.
Sergei Gimayev
Soviet ice hockey player (1955–2017).
Born January 1st, 1955 in Pružany.
Died March 18th, 2017 at 62 years old in Tula (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willy Schroeders
Belgian cyclist (1932–2017).
Born December 9th, 1932 in Sint-Agatha-Rode.
Died October 28th, 2017 at 84 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe. [ref]
Albert Bouvet
French racing cyclist (1930–2017).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Mellé. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2017 at 87 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Reinhold Durnthaler
Austrian bobsledder (1942-2017).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
Japanese association football player (1942–2017).
Born December 22nd, 1942 in Hiroshima.
Died March 1st, 2017 at 74 years old in Hiroshima (pneumonia).
Slavko Brezoski
Macedonian architect.
Born June 10th, 1922 in Galičnik.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Skopje.
Antonio Spallino
Italian fencer and politician (1925-2017).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Como. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2017 at 92 years old in Carimate. [ref]
Ivan Stoyanov
Bulgarian footballer (1949-2017).
Born January 20th, 1949 in Sofia.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 68 years old [ref]
Velik Kapsazov
Artistic gymnast (1935–2017).
Born April 15th, 1935 in Asenovgrad.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 81 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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