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In the year 2017
1,262 Notable deaths
René Préval
Ex-president of haiti (1943-2017).
Born January 17th, 1943 in Marmelade.
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Port-au-Prince (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elizabeth Baur
Actress (1947-2017).
Born December 11th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
James Cotton
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
Born July 1st, 1935 in Tunica.
Died March 16th, 2017 at 81 years old in Austin (pneumonia). [ref]
Heathcote Williams
English poet, actor and dramatist (1941-2017).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Helsby.
Died July 1st, 2017 at 75 years old in Oxford.
Mildred Dresselhaus
American physicist (1930-2017).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died February 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Alan Aldridge
English artist, graphic designer and illustrator.
Born June 1st, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Bruce Gray
Canadian actor.
Born September 7th, 1936 in San Juan.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Elena Verdugo
American actress (1925-2017).
Born April 20th, 1925 in Paso Robles. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film director (1923-2017).
Born May 24th, 1923 in Nihonbashi.
Died February 13th, 2017 at 93 years old in Tokyo (lung disease). [ref]
John Kundla
American basketball player and coach (1916-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1916 in Star Junction. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2017 at 101 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1262
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