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In the year 2017
1,268 Notable deaths
Harry Stradling
American cinematographer (1925-2017).
Born January 7th, 1925 in New York City.
Died October 17th, 2017 at 92 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Simon Dickie
New zealand rowing cox.
Born March 31st, 1951 in Waverley.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 66 years old in Taupō (fall). [ref]
Tony deBrum
Statesman of the marshall islands (1945–2017).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Tuvalu, Marshall Islands. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2017 at 72 years old in Majuro. [ref]
Anthony C. Beilenson
American politician (1932-2017).
Born October 26th, 1932 in New Rochelle.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Armenak Alachachian
Soviet basketball player and coach (1930-2017).
Born December 25th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Scarborough. [ref]
Henry-Louis de La Grange
French musicologist (1924-2017).
Born May 26th, 1924 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lonay (pneumonia). [ref]
Youssouf Ouédraogo
Burkina faso politician (1952-2017).
Born December 25th, 1952 in Tikaré.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 64 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Andreas Schmidt
German actor and director (1963-2017).
Born November 23rd, 1963 in Heggen (Finnentrop).
Died September 28th, 2017 at 53 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Aleksander Einseln
Estonian military personnel (1931–2017).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Tallinn.
Died March 16th, 2017 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Habib Thiam
Senegalese politician (1933-2017).
Born January 21st, 1933 in Keur Madiabel.
Died June 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Deaths 871 to 880 of 1268
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks