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In the year 2017
1,180 Notable deaths
Charles Manson
American criminal, cult leader, musician.
Born November 12th, 1934 in Cincinnati.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bakersfield (colorectal cancer, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Aaron Hernandez
American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017).
Born November 6th, 1989 in Bristol.
Died April 19th, 2017 at 27 years old in Lancaster (hanging). [ref]
Chris Cornell
American singer and guitarist (1964–2017).
Born July 20th, 1964 in Seattle. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 52 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Chester Bennington
American singer (1976–2017).
Born March 20th, 1976 in Phoenix.
Died July 20th, 2017 at 41 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (hanging). [ref]
Bill Paxton
American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017).
Born May 17th, 1955 in Fort Worth.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Hugh Hefner
American businessman and magazine publisher (1926-2017).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2017 at 91 years old in Playboy Mansion (sepsis). [ref]
Tom Petty
American musician (1950–2017).
Born October 20th, 1950 in Gainesville.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
Welsh photographer and filmmaker; ex-husband of princess margaret (1930-2017).
Born March 7th, 1930 in Belgravia. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2017 at 86 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Lil Peep
American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Born November 1st, 1996 in Allentown.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 21 years old in Tucson (drug overdose).
Roger Moore
English actor (1927-2017).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Stockwell.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 89 years old in Crans-Montana (cancer). [ref]
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