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In the year 2017
1,263 Notable deaths
William Hjortsberg
American writer (1941–2017).
Born February 23rd, 1941 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 76 years old in Livingston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Dritëro Agolli
Albanian poet, writer, and politician (1931–2017).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Devoll District.
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tirana (lung disease). [ref]
Eugene Garfield
American information and library scientist (1925–2017).
Born September 16th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Toshio Matsumoto
Japanese film director and filmmaker (1932-2017).
Born March 25th, 1932 in Nagoya.
Died April 12th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
František Rajtoral
Czech footballer (1986–2017).
Born March 12th, 1986 in Příbram. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Gaziantep (hanging to death). [ref]
Gösta Ekman
Swedish actor.
Born July 28th, 1939 in Stockholm.
Died April 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Moji Olaiya
Nigerian actress and singer.
Born February 27th, 1975.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 42 years old in Canada (puerperal disorders). [ref]
Darrall Imhoff
American basketball player (1938-2017).
Born October 11th, 1938 in San Gabriel. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bend (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017).
Born April 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 64 years old in The Bronx (stroke). [ref]
Manuel Marín
Spanish politician (1949–2017).
Born October 21st, 1949 in Ciudad Real.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1263
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