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In the year 2017
1,180 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]
Jalal Talabani
Iraqi politician (1933-2017).
Born November 12th, 1933 in Kelkan.
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Berlin (cerebral hemorrhage).
Red West
American actor, film stuntman and songwriter (1936-2017).
Born March 8th, 1936 in Memphis.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 81 years old in Memphis (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Gilbert Baker
American artist and gay rights activist.
Born June 2nd, 1951 in Chanute. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Bernie Casey
American actor and professional football player (1939–2017).
Died September 19th, 2017 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Pierre Bergé
French industrialist and patron.
Born November 14th, 1930 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2017 at 86 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (disease). [ref]
Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer.
Born March 13th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died May 18th, 2017 at 101 years old in Sebring (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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).
Zhou Youguang
Chinese linguist, sinologist (1906–2017).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Changzhou Fu.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 111 years old in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
J. Geils
American musician.
Born February 20th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2017 at 71 years old in Groton. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 1180
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau