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In the year 2017
1,267 Notable deaths
Vladimir Shainsky
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2017).
Born December 12th, 1925 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Diego (stomach cancer). [ref]
Yambo Ouologuem
Malian writer.
Born August 22nd, 1940 in Bandiagara. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2017 at 77 years old in Sévaré. [ref]
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
Ko Ni
Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017).
Born February 11th, 1953 in Katha Township. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 63 years old in Yangon International Airport (gunshot wound, assassination).
Dave Stallworth
American basketball player (1941–2017).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Dallas.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Wichita (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eberhard Jäckel
German historian.
Born June 29th, 1929 in Wesermünde.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Leonid Bronevoy
Soviet and russian actor (1928-2017).
Born December 17th, 1928 in Kyiv.
Died December 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Thomas Hunter
American actor (1932-2017).
Born December 19th, 1932 in Savannah.
Died December 27th, 2017 at 85 years old in Rowayton (disease). [ref]
Michel Jouvet
French neurobiologist (1925-2017).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Villeurbanne. [ref]
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian stage and film actor (1947-2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 681 to 690 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