In the year 2017
1,263 Notable deaths
Margit Pörtner
Danish female curler (1972–2017).
Born February 16th, 1972 in Hørsholm.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 45 years old in Denmark (cancer). [ref]
Wilma de Faria
52nd governor of rio grande do norte (1945–2017).
Born February 17th, 1945 in Mossoró. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2017 at 72 years old in Natal (cancer).
Albert Bouvet
French racing cyclist (1930–2017).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Mellé. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2017 at 87 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Willy Schroeders
Belgian cyclist (1932–2017).
Born December 9th, 1932 in Sint-Agatha-Rode.
Died October 28th, 2017 at 84 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe. [ref]
Armando Hart Dávalos
Cuban politician (1930-2017).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Havana.
Died November 26th, 2017 at 87 years old in Havana (respiratory failure).
Elena Lagadinova
Bulgarian agronomist, genetic engineer, and politician.
Died November 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia.
Sergei Gimayev
Soviet ice hockey player (1955–2017).
Born January 1st, 1955 in Pružany.
Died March 18th, 2017 at 62 years old in Tula (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Romolo Bizzotto
Italian footballer (1925-2017).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Cerea.
Died March 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Turin. [ref]
Reinhold Durnthaler
Austrian bobsledder (1942-2017).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Feldkirchen in Kärnten. [ref]
Walter Lehmann
Gymnast (1919-2017).
Born November 13th, 1919 in Hütten.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 97 years old in Richterswil.
Deaths 1141 to 1150 of 1263
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore