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In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
František Ševčík
Czech olympic ice hockey player (1942–2017).
Born January 11th, 1942 in Vilémovice.
Died July 22nd, 2017 at 75 years old in Brno (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Michel Arrivé
French writer (1936-2017).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]
Miklós Holop
Hungarian water polo player (1925–2017).
Born February 2nd, 1925 in Budapest.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 92 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Attilio Benfatto
Italian bicycle racer (1943-2017).
Born March 11th, 1943 in Каселле-де-Руффи. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2017 at 74 years old in Mirano. [ref]
Mervyn Crossman
Field hockey player.
Born April 7th, 1935 in Home Hill.
Died June 20th, 2017 at 82 years old in Townsville. [ref]
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Florence (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Marek Gołąb
Polish weightlifter (1940–2017).
Born May 7th, 1940 in Zakliczyn.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 77 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Tullio Baraglia
Italian rower.
Born July 21st, 1934 in Gera Lario.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Gera Lario.
Slim Mahfoudh
Tunisian actor.
Born January 19th, 1942 in Tunis.
Died July 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Tunis (laryngeal cancer).
Petr Kop
Czech volleyball player (1937–2017).
Born February 15th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Cheick Fantamady Camara
Guinean film director and screenwriter.
Born March 12th, 1960 in Conakry.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 56 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mario Roberto Cassari
Mosotho diplomat (1943-2017).
Born August 27th, 1943 in Ghilarza.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 73 years old in Oristano.
Jean Bogaerts
Belgian cyclist (1925–2017).
Born January 19th, 1925 in Vilvoorde. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2017 at 92 years old in Schaerbeek.
Ernst Veenemans
Dutch rower (1940–2017).
Born March 18th, 1940 in Haarlem.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Laren. [ref]
Thomas A. White
Irish catholic archbishop (1931-2017).
Born August 12th, 1931 in Durrow.
Died May 7th, 2017 at 85 years old in Gowran.
Hana Bobková
Olympic gymnast.
Born February 19th, 1929 in Prague.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 88 years old
Antonius Geurts
Canoe racer (1932–2017).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Veldhoven.
Died October 5th, 2017 at 85 years old in Veldhoven. [ref]
Lauri Vilkko
Modern pentathlete (1925–2017).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Rautjärvi. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2017 at 92 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Cor van der Hoeven
Dutch association football player (1921-2017).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died February 1st, 2017 at 95 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Gheorghe Danielov
Canoe racer (1948–2017).
Born April 20th, 1948 in Jurilovca.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Carlo Turcato
Italian fencer (1921-2017).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Cervignano del Friuli.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in Padua. [ref]
Fred André
Dutch football player (1941–2017).
Born May 31st, 1941 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Philippe Médard
French handball player (1959-2017).
Born June 10th, 1959 in Meslay-du-Maine. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2017 at 58 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cornelia Sideri
Canoe racer (1938–2017).
Born December 29th, 1938 in Bucharest.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 78 years old
Willy Fossli
Norwegian association football player (1931-2017).
Died January 29th, 2017 at 85 years old [ref]
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