In the year 2017
1,262 Notable deaths
Dieter Kottysch
German boxer (1943-2017).
Born June 30th, 1943 in Gliwice.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 73 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Obed Dlamini
Swazi politician (1937-2017).
Born April 4th, 1937 in Mhlosheni.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (disease). [ref]
Mike Taylor
British racing driver.
Born April 24th, 1934 in London.
Died April 4th, 2017 at 82 years old
Shunichiro Okano
Japanese association football player.
Born August 28th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died February 2nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Olivier Strebelle
Belgian sculptor (1927-2017).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Uccle.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 90 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Katy Bødtger
Danish singer.
Born December 28th, 1932 in Copenhagen.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 84 years old [ref]
Jan Szczepański
Polish boxer (1939–2017).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Małecz.
Died January 15th, 2017 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Anatoly Alexine
Russian writer and poet.
Born August 3rd, 1924 in Moscow.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Luxembourg.
Annie Goetzinger
French comics artist (1951-2017).
Born August 18th, 1951 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2017 at 66 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer). [ref]
Ernie Pieterse
South african racing driver.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Deaths 1021 to 1030 of 1262
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