In the year 2017
1,386 Notable deaths
Brad Grey
American film and television producer (1957–2017).
Born December 29th, 1957 in New York City.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 59 years old in Holmby Hills (cancer). [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 (1928–2017).
Born September 6th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died April 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in South Berwick. [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]
Mireille Darc
French actress and director (1938–2017).
Born May 15th, 1938 in Toulon. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2017 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [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]
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]
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 Federal Medical Center, Butner (diabetes). [ref]
Zhou Youguang
Chinese linguist, sinologist (1906–2017).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Changzhou Fu.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 111 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Geoffrey Bayldon
British actor (1924–2017).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Leeds.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 93 years old in London. [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).
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]
Jon Hendricks
American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian (1921–2017).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Newark. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Warren Frost
American actor (1925–2017).
Born June 5th, 1925 in Newburyport.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 91 years old in Middlebury. [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]
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]
Kim Jong-hyun
South korean singer and dancer (1990–2017).
Born April 8th, 1990 in Hyehwa-dong.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 27 years old in Cheongdam-dong (carbon monoxide poisoning).
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]
Scott Putesky
American guitarist (1968–2017).
Born April 28th, 1968 in East Orange.
Died October 22nd, 2017 at 49 years old in Boca Raton (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Denis Johnson
American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017).
Born July 1st, 1949 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2017 at 67 years old in Gualala, Sea Ranch (liver cancer). [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]
Connie Hawkins
American basketball player (1942–2017).
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.
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).
Keith Barron
English actor (1934-2017).
Born August 8th, 1934 in Mexborough.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 83 years old in England. [ref]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu