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In the year 2017
1,260 Notable deaths
Peter Sallis
English actor (1921–2017).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Twickenham.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Denville Hall. [ref]
Dick Gregory
American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017).
Born October 12th, 1932 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2017 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician.
Born March 12th, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2017 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1977 in Tehran. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2017 at 40 years old in Stanford (breast cancer). [ref]
Kim Joo-hyuk
South korean actor (1972–2017).
Born October 3rd, 1972 in Gangnam District.
Died October 30th, 2017 at 45 years old in Gwangjin District (traffic collision).
Don Williams
American country singer (1939-2017).
Born May 27th, 1939 in Floydada.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 78 years old in Mobile (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dina Wadia
Daughter of the founding father of pakistan (1919-2017).
Born August 14th, 1919 in London.
Died November 2nd, 2017 at 98 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Rose Marie
American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer (1923-2017).
Born August 15th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died December 28th, 2017 at 94 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
John Hillerman
American actor (1932–2017).
Born December 20th, 1932 in Denison. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2017 at 84 years old in Houston. [ref]
Liliane Bettencourt
French heiress, socialite and businesswoman.
Born October 21st, 1922 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2017 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 1260
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir