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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Colin Dexter
British writer (1930-2017).
Born September 29th, 1930 in Stamford.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Shelley Berman
American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Chicago.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 92 years old in Bell Canyon (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017).
Born March 9th, 1928 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Naim Süleymanoğlu
Turkish weightlifter (1967–2017).
Born January 23rd, 1967 in Ptichar.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 50 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
John Berger
British painter, writer and art critic (1926-2017).
Born November 5th, 1926 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Antony. [ref]
Michael Bond
British writer (1926–2017).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Newbury.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 91 years old in Paddington. [ref]
Chuck Mosley
American musician (1959–2017).
Born December 26th, 1959 in Hollywood.
Died November 9th, 2017 at 57 years old in Cleveland (drug overdose). [ref]
Joost van der Westhuizen
South african rugby union footballer (1971–2017).
Born February 20th, 1971 in Pretoria.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 45 years old in Johannesburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Antonio Carluccio
Italian restaurateur (1937-2017).
Born April 19th, 1937 in Vietri sul Mare.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in London. [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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1258
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare