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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Roy Dotrice
British actor (1923–2017).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Guernsey.
Died October 16th, 2017 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Tommy Page
American singer-songwriter and pianist (1970-2017).
Born May 24th, 1970 in Glen Ridge.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 46 years old in East Stroudsburg. [ref]
R. C. Sproul
American theologian and pastor (1939–2017).
Born February 13th, 1939 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 78 years old in Altamonte Springs (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Bernie Casey
American actor and professional football player (1939–2017).
Died September 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Jalal Talabani
Iraqi politician (1933-2017).
Born November 12th, 1933 in Kelkan. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Berlin (cerebral hemorrhage).
Butch Trucks
American drummer (1947–2017).
Born May 11th, 1947 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in West Palm Beach (shot to the head).
Mark Fisher
British cultural theorist (1968-2017).
Born July 11th, 1968 in Leicester.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 48 years old in Felixstowe.
William Peter Blatty
American writer and filmmaker (1928-2017).
Born January 7th, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2017 at 89 years old in Bethesda (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Dasari Narayana Rao
Indian director, actor, politician.
Born May 4th, 1947 in Palakollu. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2017 at 70 years old in Hyderabad (disease).
Hans Rosling
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 1258
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams