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In the year 2017
1,180 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Robert Miles
Swiss-born italian record producer, composer, musician and dj.
Born November 3rd, 1969 in Fleurier.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 47 years old in Ibiza (carcinoma). [ref]
Gauri Lankesh
Indian kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017).
Born January 29th, 1962 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2017 at 55 years old in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Jana Novotná
Czech tennis player (1968-2017).
Born October 2nd, 1968 in Brno.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 49 years old in Czech Republic (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Tim Pigott-Smith
English film and television actor and author (1946-2017).
Died April 7th, 2017 at 70 years old in Northampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Angry Grandpa
American youtube personality (1950-2017).
Born October 16th, 1950 in Chatham County.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 67 years old in Summerville (liver cirrhosis).
Gorden Kaye
British actor (1941-2017).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Huddersfield.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 75 years old in Knaresborough. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1180
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde