In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Dasari Narayana Rao
Indian director, actor, politician (1942–2017).
Born May 4th, 1942 in Palakollu. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 75 years old in Hyderabad (disease).
Hans Rosling
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nicole Bass
American bodybuilder, professional wrestler and actress (1964–2017).
Born October 26th, 1964 in Queens.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 52 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Surtees
British motorcycle and automobile racer (1934–2017).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Tatsfield.
Died March 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in St George's Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dick Gautier
American actor.
Born October 30th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Arcadia (disease).
Benjamin Whitrow
English actor (1937–2017).
Born February 17th, 1937 in Oxford.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Neil Fingleton
British basketball player (1980-2017).
Born December 18th, 1980 in Durham.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 36 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iranian politician (1934–2017).
Born August 25th, 1934 in Bahreman.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Tehran, Tajrish (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gilbert Baker
American artist and gay rights activist (1951–2017).
Born June 2nd, 1951 in Chanute. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Y. A. Tittle
American football player (1926–2017).
Born October 24th, 1926 in Marshall. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 90 years old in Stanford (dementia). [ref]
J. Geils
American musician (1946–2017).
Born February 20th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2017 at 71 years old in Groton. [ref]
Rodney Bewes
British actor (1937–2017).
Born November 27th, 1937 in Bingley.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Manchester (disease). [ref]
Peter Hall
English theatre, opera and film director (1930–2017).
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 86 years old in University College Hospital (pneumonia).
Peter Sarstedt
English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.
Born December 10th, 1941 in New Delhi.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 75 years old in Sussex (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Joseph Bologna
American actor (1934–2017).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Duarte (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lola Albright
American actress and singer (1924–2017).
Born July 20th, 1925 in Akron. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
Fab Melo
Brazilian basketball player.
Born June 20th, 1990 in Juiz de Fora.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 26 years old in Juiz de Fora (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Clifton James
American actor (1920-2017).
Born May 29th, 1921 in Spokane.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in Gladstone (diabetes). [ref]
Ty Hardin
American actor (1930–2017).
Born January 1st, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Huntington Beach (disease).
Bernie Wrightson
American illustrator (1948–2017).
Born October 27th, 1948 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (brain tumor). [ref]
Derek Walcott
Saint lucian–trinidadian poet and playwright (1930–2017).
Born January 23rd, 1930 in Castries. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2017 at 87 years old in Cap Estate. [ref]
Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer.
Born March 13th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died May 18th, 2017 at 101 years old in Sebring (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ara Parseghian
American football player and coach (1923-2017).
Born May 21st, 1923 in Akron. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 94 years old in Granger (surgical complications). [ref]
Thomas J. Hudner
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1924–2017).
Born August 31st, 1924 in Fall River. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2017 at 93 years old in Concord. [ref]
Simone Veil
French politician (1927–2017).
Born July 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 1386
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved