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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Ali Abdullah Saleh
President of north yemen (1978–1990) and yemen (1990–2012).
Born March 21st, 1947 in Sanhan, Yemen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2017 at 70 years old in Sanaa (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Allan Holdsworth
English guitarist and composer.
Born August 6th, 1946 in Bradford.
Died April 15th, 2017 at 70 years old in Vista (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mike Ilitch
Macedonian-american entrepreneur and owner of the detroit red wings and the detroit tigers, founder and owner of little caesars pizza.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Bitola.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Detroit (disease). [ref]
Richard Anderson
American actor (1926-2017).
Born August 8th, 1926 in Long Branch.
Died August 31st, 2017 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Kim Jong-hyun
South korean singer and dancer.
Born April 8th, 1990 in Hyehwa-dong.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 27 years old in Cheongdam-dong (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Ueli Steck
Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017).
Born October 4th, 1976 in Langnau im Emmental. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2017 at 40 years old in Nuptse. [ref]
Jay Thomas
Actor, radio talk show host, businessman.
Born July 12th, 1948 in Kermit. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Gorden Kaye
British actor (1941-2017).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Huddersfield.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 75 years old in Knaresborough. [ref]
Robert Miles
Swiss-born italian record producer, composer, musician and dj (1969–2017).
Born November 3rd, 1969 in Fleurier.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Ibiza (cancer). [ref]
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017).
Born December 28th, 1955 in Changchun.
Died July 13th, 2017 at 61 years old in First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1258
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