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In the year 2017
1,263 Notable deaths
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer (1943–2017).
Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Arpad of Austria
Austrian archduke.
Born February 8th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 2017 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Joachim Meisner
German cardinal and archbishop of cologne, catholic cardinal (1933–2017).
Born December 25th, 1933 in Leśnica.
Died July 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bad Füssing (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jack Trout
American marketing man (1935-2017).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Manhattan.
Died June 4th, 2017 at 82 years old in Greenwich (colorectal cancer).
Jeffrey Tate
British conductor.
Born April 28th, 1943 in Salisbury.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in Bergamo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Carme Chacón
Spanish defense minister.
Born March 13th, 1971 in Esplugues de Llobregat. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2017 at 46 years old in Madrid (congenital heart disease). [ref]
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Hans Schäfer
German footballer (1927-2017).
Born October 19th, 1927 in Zollstock.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 90 years old in Cologne.
Stela Popescu
Romanian actress (1935-2017).
Born December 21st, 1935 in Slobozia-Hodorogea.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Bucharest (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1263
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson