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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Mary Tyler Moore
American actress and television producer (1936-2017).
Born December 29th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Greenwich (pneumonia). [ref]
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (1943–2017).
Born November 5th, 1943 in Fort Sheridan.
Died July 27th, 2017 at 73 years old in Midway (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jerry Lewis
American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Born March 16th, 1926 in Newark.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
David Cassidy
American actor, singer, songwriter, guitarist and musician (1950-2017).
Born April 12th, 1950 in New York City.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 67 years old in Fort Lauderdale (liver disease). [ref]
John Hurt
British actor (1940–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1940 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cromer (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chuck Berry
American musician (1926–2017).
Born October 18th, 1926 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 90 years old in St. Charles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
August Ames
Canadian pornographic actress.
Born August 23rd, 1994 in Antigonish.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 23 years old in Camarillo (hanging).
Otto Warmbier
American college student who was imprisoned in north korea.
Born December 12th, 1994 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2017 at 22 years old in University of Cincinnati Medical Center. [ref]
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017).
Died April 6th, 2017 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (kidney failure). [ref]
Roger Ailes
American television executive and political consultant.
Born May 15th, 1940 in Warren. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan