In the year 2017
1,268 Notable deaths
Elmer Acevedo
Salvadoran footballer (1949-2017).
Born February 24th, 1946 in El Salvador.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 71 years old in Acajutla. [ref]
Karl-Erik Nilsson
Swedish olympic wrestler (1922–2017).
Born January 4th, 1922 in Eslöv Municipality.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 95 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Boris Nikolov
Bulgarian boxer (1929–2017).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Dobrich. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Inomjon Usmonxo‘jayev
Uzbekistani politician (1930-2017).
Born May 21st, 1930 in Fergana.
Died March 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Fergana. [ref]
Yuriy Poyarkov
Ukrainian volleyball player (1937–2017).
Born February 10th, 1937 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2017 at 80 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Humberto Rosa
Argentine footballer and manager (1932-2017).
Born April 8th, 1932 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Padua. [ref]
Lech Ordon
Polish actor (1928–2017).
Born November 24th, 1928 in Poznań.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 88 years old in Warsaw (pneumonia).
Paavo Lonkila
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2017).
Born January 11th, 1923 in Kiuruvesi.
Died September 22nd, 2017 at 94 years old in Kiuruvesi. [ref]
Türkan Akyol
Turkish academic and politician.
Born September 12th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died September 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Ankara (lung disease).
Deaths 1101 to 1110 of 1268
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)