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In the year 2017
1,262 Notable deaths
Paolo Villaggio
Italian actor, writer and comedian (1932–2017).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Ninian Stephen
Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Henley-on-Thames.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert James Waller
American writer.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). [ref]
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director.
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helen Dunmore
British novelist (1952–2017).
Born December 12th, 1952 in Beverley.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 64 years old in Bristol (cancer). [ref]
Prince François d’Orléans
French prince (1961–2017).
Born February 7th, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2017 at 56 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Rob Gonsalves
Canadian artist (1959-2017).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Toronto.
Died June 14th, 2017 at 57 years old [ref]
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017).
Born June 12th, 1957 in Pontiac. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2017 at 60 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Denis Voronenkov
Russian politician.
Born April 10th, 1971 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 45 years old in Shevchenko Raion. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1262
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche