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In the year 2017
1,292 Notable deaths
Abdul Halim of Kedah
5th yang di-pertuan agong and sultan of kedah.
Born November 28th, 1927 in Alor Setar.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 89 years old in Alor Setar. [ref]
Kate Millett
American writer, educator, artist, and activist (1934–2017).
Born September 14th, 1934 in Saint Paul.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest).
Robert M. Pirsig
American writer and philosopher.
Born September 6th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in South Berwick. [ref]
Mireille Darc
French actress and director.
Born May 15th, 1938 in Toulon. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2017 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Geoffrey Bayldon
British actor (1924–2017).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Leeds.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Raymond Kopa
French footballer (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Nœux-les-Mines.
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Angers. [ref]
Don Gordon
American actor (1926–2017).
Born November 13th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Omar Abdel-Rahman
Leader of al-jama'a al-islamiyya.
Born May 3rd, 1938 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Butner (diabetes). [ref]
Steven Holcomb
American bobsledder (1980–2017).
Born April 14th, 1980 in Park City. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2017 at 37 years old in Lake Placid (disease). [ref]
Míriam Colón
Puerto rican actress (1936-2017).
Born August 20th, 1936 in Ponce.
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Chavo Guerrero Sr.
American professional wrestler (1949-2017).
Born January 7th, 1949 in El Paso.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 68 years old in El Paso (lung cancer). [ref]
Scott Putesky
American musician.
Born April 28th, 1968 in East Orange.
Died October 22nd, 2017 at 49 years old in Boca Raton (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jim Bunning
American baseball player and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Southgate.
Died May 26th, 2017 at 85 years old in Edgewood (stroke). [ref]
Warren Frost
American actor (1925-2017).
Born June 5th, 1925 in Newburyport.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 91 years old in Middlebury. [ref]
Ernst Zündel
German neo-nazi (1939-2017).
Born April 24th, 1939 in Bad Wildbad.
Died August 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bad Wildbad (myocardial infarction).
Azzedine Alaïa
French-tunisian fashion designer (1935-2017).
Born February 26th, 1935 in Tunis. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2017 at 82 years old in Paris, 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isabel Granada
Filipino actress and singer (1976–2017).
Born March 9th, 1976 in Manila.
Died November 4th, 2017 at 41 years old in Doha (aneurysm).
Connie Hawkins
American basketball player.
Born July 17th, 1942 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Steve Reevis
Blackfoot native american actor (1962-2017).
Born August 14th, 1962 in Browning.
Died December 7th, 2017 at 55 years old in Missoula.
Teresa Ann Savoy
British-born actress (1955-2017).
Born July 18th, 1955 in London.
Died January 9th, 2017 at 61 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kenneth Arrow
American economist (1921-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 95 years old in Palo Alto. [ref]
Brad Bufanda
American actor (1983-2017).
Born May 4th, 1983 in Orange County.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (falling). [ref]
Keith Barron
English actor (1934-2017).
Born August 8th, 1934 in Mexborough.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 83 years old [ref]
Derek Parfit
British philosopher (1942–2017).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Chengdu.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in London Borough of Islington.
Jimmy Breslin
American journalist and author (1928-2017).
Born October 17th, 1928 in Jamaica. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 225 of 1292
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs