In the year 2017
1,267 Notable deaths
Desmond Connell
Catholic cardinal (1926-2017).
Born March 24th, 1926 in Dublin.
Died February 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Dionigi Tettamanzi
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 14th, 1934 in Renate. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2017 at 83 years old in Triuggio.
Gunnar Birkerts
Latvian-american architect (1925-2017).
Born January 17th, 1925 in Riga. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2017 at 92 years old in Needham. [ref]
David Rubinger
Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017).
Born June 24th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Mickey Roker
American jazz drummer (1932–2017).
Born March 9th, 1932 in Miami.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (lung cancer).
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet linguist (1929-2017).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Waldir Peres
Brazilian footballer and manager (1951–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1951 in Garça.
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 66 years old in Mogi das Cruzes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joanne Kyger
American poet (1934–2017).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Vallejo.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 82 years old in Bolinas (lung cancer). [ref]
Josip Weber
Belgian footballer (1964-2017).
Born November 16th, 1964 in Slavonski Brod.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 52 years old in Slavonski Brod (prostate cancer). [ref]
Gisèle Casadesus
French actress (1914-2017).
Born June 14th, 1914 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2017 at 103 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (respiratory failure). [ref]
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1267
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain