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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Joost van der Westhuizen
South african rugby union footballer.
Born February 20th, 1971 in Pretoria.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Johannesburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Lola Albright
American actress and singer (1924-2017).
Born July 20th, 1925 in Akron. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 91 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
Peter Hall
English theatre and film director.
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 86 years old in University College Hospital (pneumonia).
Colin Dexter
British writer (1930-2017).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Stamford.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Mikhail Tolstykh
Commander of the pro-russian forces.
Born July 19th, 1980 in Ilovaisk.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 36 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
Naim Süleymanoğlu
Turkish weightlifter.
Born January 23rd, 1967 in Ptichar.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 50 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Graham Taylor
English association football player and manager (1944-2017).
Born September 15th, 1944 in Worksop.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in Worksop (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rodney Bewes
British actor.
Born November 27th, 1937 in Bingley.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Manchester (disease). [ref]
John Berger
British painter, writer and art critic (1926-2017).
Born November 5th, 1926 in London Borough of Hackney. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Antony. [ref]
Simone Veil
French stateswoman.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1203
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo