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In the year 2017
1,263 Notable deaths
Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Hood River. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Boise (lung cancer). [ref]
Oliver Smithies
Biochemistry, genetics, nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2007.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Halifax.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Jan Tříska
Czech actor (1936–2017).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague (falling from height). [ref]
Lennart Nilsson
Swedish photographer (1922–2017).
Born September 25th, 1922 in Strängnäs. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2017 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut.
Born July 25th, 1932 in Erie. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Flagstaff (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Peter Abrahams
South african novelist, journalist and political commentator.
Born March 19th, 1919 in Vrededorp, Gauteng.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 97 years old in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Zacharie Noah
Cameroonian footballer (1937-2017).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Yaoundé.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 79 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Abdur Rahman Biswas
Bangladeshi politician (1926-2017).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Shaistabad.
Died November 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Dhaka (respiratory failure). [ref]
Leonid Kharitonov
Russian singer (1933-2017).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Irkutsk. [ref]
Died September 19th, 2017 at 84 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert S.P. Beekes
Dutch linguist.
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Haarlem.
Died September 21st, 2017 at 80 years old in Oegstgeest. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1263
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou