In the year 2017
1,262 Notable deaths
William H. Gass
American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.
Born July 30th, 1924 in Fargo.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in University City (heart failure). [ref]
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
17th chief justice of india (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gujarat.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in New Delhi (kidney failure).
Michael Johnson
American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (1944-2017).
Born August 8th, 1944 in Alamosa.
Died July 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in Minneapolis.
John Cygan
American actor (1954-2017).
Born April 27th, 1954 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dick Bruna
Dutch writer and illustrator.
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Issam Zahreddine
Major general of the syrian republican guard.
Born September 9th, 1961 in Al-Suwayda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [ref]
Michele Scarponi
Italian road bicycle racer (1979–2017).
Born September 25th, 1979 in Jesi.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 37 years old in Filottrano (bicycle accident). [ref]
Mauno Koivisto
President of finland (1923–2017).
Born November 25th, 1923 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2017 at 93 years old in Meilahti Tower Hospital (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William Lombardy
American chess player (1937-2017).
Born December 4th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2017 at 79 years old in Martinez (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vitaly Churkin
Soviet and russian diplomat (1952-2017).
Born February 21st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen