In the year 2017
1,268 Notable deaths
Jaroslav Konečný
Czechoslovak handball player (1945-2017).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Měnín.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 72 years old in Újezd u Brna. [ref]
Luigi Mannelli
Italian water polo player (1939-2017).
Born February 21st, 1939 in Naples.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Naples. [ref]
Giovanni Battista Pichierri
Italian archbishop (1943–2017).
Born February 12th, 1943 in Sava.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 74 years old in Trani (aortic aneurysm).
Piet Rentmeester
Dutch bicycle racer.
Born August 27th, 1938 in Yerseke.
Died February 11th, 2017 at 78 years old in Yerseke. [ref]
Willy Fitting
Swiss fencer (1925–2017).
Born January 25th, 1925 in Lausanne.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 92 years old in Buchillon. [ref]
Hugo Dollheiser
German field hockey player (1927–2017).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2017 at 90 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [ref]
Şirin Tekeli
Turkish writer (1944–2017).
Born February 28th, 1944 in Ankara.
Died June 13th, 2017 at 73 years old in Bodrum.
Albano Bortoletto Cavallin
Brazilian archbishop.
Born April 25th, 1930 in Lapa.
Died February 1st, 2017 at 86 years old in Londrina (surgical complications).
Jesús Galdeano
Spanish bicycle racer (1932–2017).
Born January 6th, 1932 in Igúzquiza. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2017 at 85 years old in Estella-Lizarra.
Rafael Egusquiza
Spanish field hockey player (1935-2017).
Born July 14th, 1935 in Bilbao.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 81 years old in Las Arenas.
Deaths 1251 to 1260 of 1268
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein