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In the year 2017
1,267 Notable deaths
Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Cooperstown. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 89 years old in Kabul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Zuzana Růžičková
Czech cemballist, pianist and music educator (1927–2017).
Born January 14th, 1927 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2017 at 90 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Daniil Granin
Russia-soviet writer and historian.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Volynka.
Died July 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Ivan Dias
Catholic cardinal (1936-2017).
Born April 14th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Fikret Hakan
Turkish actor and film director (1934-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1934 in Balıkesir.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 83 years old in Kartal (lung cancer).
Leo Kinnunen
Finnish racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1943 in Tampere.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Finland (pneumonia). [ref]
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930-2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist (1928-2017).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Petah Tikva.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Donna Ares
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1977–2017).
Born January 1st, 1977 in Bihać.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 40 years old in Bihać (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
Deaths 631 to 640 of 1267
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø