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In the year 2017
1,204 Notable deaths
Jean-Jacques Guyon
French equestrian.
Born December 21st, 1932 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2017 at 84 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Ely Tacchella
Swiss footballer (1936-2017).
Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Pentti Holappa
Finnish writer (1927-2017).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Ylikiiminki. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Helsinki (respiratory failure). [ref]
Margit Pörtner
Danish curler.
Born February 16th, 1972 in Hørsholm.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 45 years old in Denmark (cancer). [ref]
Erika Böhm-Vitense
German-american astronomer.
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Curau. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2017 at 93 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini
Italian musician.
Born October 7th, 1929 in Bologna.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 87 years old in Bologna (respiratory arrest). [ref]
Atanase Sciotnic
Canoe racer (1942-2017).
Born March 1st, 1942 in Mila 23.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 75 years old [ref]
Lisbeth Korsmo
Norwegian speed skater and bicycle racer.
Born January 14th, 1948 in Oslo.
Died January 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Victor Găureanu
Romanian fencer.
Born November 15th, 1967 in Nicolae Bălcescu.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 49 years old in Craiova (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 1081 to 1090 of 1204
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