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In the year 2017
1,261 Notable deaths
Ahmed Kathrada
South african politician (1929-2017).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Schweizer-Reneke.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 87 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Lisa Spoonauer
American actress (1972–2017).
Born December 6th, 1972 in Rahway.
Died May 21st, 2017 at 44 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Peter L. Berger
American sociologist.
Born March 17th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 88 years old in Brookline (heart failure). [ref]
Royal Robbins
American rock climber (1935-2017).
Born February 3rd, 1935 in Point Pleasant.
Died March 14th, 2017 at 82 years old in Modesto. [ref]
Jim Marrs
American journalist and writer (1943–2017).
Born December 5th, 1943 in Fort Worth.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Springtown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Ashbery
Poet from the united states of america.
Born July 28th, 1927 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Hubert Dreyfus
American philosopher (1929–2017).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Terre Haute.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 87 years old in Berkeley (cancer). [ref]
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger.
Born April 17th, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Harvey Atkin
Canadian actor (1942–2017).
Born December 18th, 1942 in Toronto.
Died July 17th, 2017 at 74 years old in Toronto (brain cancer).
Deborah Watling
English actress (1948-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1948 in Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 69 years old in Frinton-on-Sea (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 1261
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black