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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Nicole Bass
American bodybuilder, professional wrestler and actress (1964–2017).
Born October 26th, 1964 in Queens.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 52 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Surtees
British motorcycle and automobile racer (1934–2017).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Tatsfield.
Died March 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in St George's Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dick Gautier
American actor.
Born October 30th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Arcadia (disease).
Benjamin Whitrow
British actor (1937–2017).
Born February 17th, 1937 in Oxford.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Neil Fingleton
British basketball player (1980-2017).
Born December 18th, 1980 in Durham.
Died February 25th, 2017 at 36 years old in Durham (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
One of the founding fathers of iranian islamic revolution, ex president and key politician (1934-2017).
Born August 25th, 1934 in Bahreman, Nuq District.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Tehran, Tajrish (myocardial infarction). [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]
Y. A. Tittle
American football player (1926–2017).
Born October 24th, 1926 in Marshall. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 90 years old in Stanford (dementia). [ref]
J. Geils
American musician (1946–2017).
Born February 20th, 1946 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2017 at 71 years old in Groton. [ref]
Rodney Bewes
British actor (1937–2017).
Born November 27th, 1937 in Bingley.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Manchester (disease). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 1258
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