In the year 2017
1,268 Notable deaths
Mircea Drăgan
Romanian film director and screenwriter.
Born October 3rd, 1932 in Gura Ocniței.
Died October 31st, 2017 at 85 years old in Mihăești. [ref]
Ebrahim Ashtiani
Iranian footballer (1942-2017).
Born January 4th, 1942 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 75 years old in Tehran (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Altero Matteoli
Italian politician (1940-2017).
Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). [ref]
Roger Grenier
French writer, journalist and radio animator (1919–2017).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Caen.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 98 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Enzo Dara
Italian opera singer (1938-2017).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Mantua.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 78 years old in Narni.
Jon van Rood
Dutch biologist.
Born April 7th, 1926 in Scheveningen.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Leeuwarden.
Alain Jessua
French film director, screenwriter (1932–2017).
Born January 16th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Évreux. [ref]
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Ukrainian road bicycle racer (1985–2017).
Born September 30th, 1985 in Simferopol.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Arad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Célestin Gaombalet
Prime minister of the central african republic (1942-2017).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Grimari.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 75 years old in Agen. [ref]
Viktor Kupreichik
Belarusian chess player (1949-2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Minsk.
Deaths 941 to 950 of 1268
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott