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In the year 2017
1,268 Notable deaths
Ljubiša Beara
Bosnian serb war criminal.
Born July 14th, 1939 in Sarajevo.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Grethe Bartram
Danish wartime collaborator.
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Aarhus.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 92 years old in Vessigebro.
Miloslav Vlk
Czech catholic cardinal.
Born May 17th, 1932 in Sepekov. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
Frank Aarebrot
Political scientist (1947–2017).
Born January 19th, 1947 in Bergen.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fadwa Soliman
Syrian actress.
Born May 17th, 1972 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2017 at 45 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Stanley Greene
American photographer (1949-2017).
Born February 14th, 1949 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Clichy (disease). [ref]
Antonio Candido
Brazilian writer, professor, sociologist and literary critic.
Born July 24th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 98 years old in São Paulo (hiatus hernia). [ref]
Lika Kavzharadze
Soviet and georgian actor (1959-2017).
Born October 26th, 1959 in Tbilisi.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 57 years old in Tbilisi.
Friedel Rausch
German football player and manager (1940-2017).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Duisburg.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Horw (skin cancer). [ref]
Deaths 781 to 790 of 1268
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