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In the year 2017

1,204 Notable deaths

Atanas Kirov

Bulgarian weightlifter.

Born September 24th, 1946 in Burgas. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Pierre Combescot

French writer and journalist (1940-2017).

Born January 9th, 1940 in Limoges.

Died June 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

Grigoris Varfis

Greek politician (1927–2017).

Born January 2nd, 1927 in Athens.

Died September 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]

Carlos Verdejo

Chilean association football player (1934-2017).

Born October 2nd, 1934 in Santiago.

Died January 24th, 2017 at 82 years old in Viña del Mar.

Bernhard Eckstein

East german olympic cyclist (1935-2017).

Born August 21st, 1935 in Thallwitz.

Died November 10th, 2017 at 82 years old in Leipzig.

Jean Plaskie

Belgian association football player (1941-2017).

Born August 24th, 1941 in Laken - Laeken.

Died September 18th, 2017 at 76 years old in Strombeek-Bever. [ref]

David Wight

American rower.

Born July 28th, 1934 in London.

Died November 9th, 2017 at 83 years old

Karel Kolář

Czechoslovak runner and olympic athlete.

Born December 16th, 1955 in Jindřichův Hradec. [ref]

Died October 4th, 2017 at 61 years old [ref]

Jack Pinoteau

French film director and screenwriter (1923-2017).

Born September 20th, 1923 in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines.

Died April 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Le Chesnay. [ref]

Lorne Loomer

Canadian rower.

Born March 11th, 1937 in Victoria.

Died January 1st, 2017 at 79 years old in Victoria. [ref]

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