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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Brad Bufanda
American actor (1983-2017).
Born May 4th, 1983 in Orange County.
Died November 1st, 2017 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (falling). [ref]
Keith Barron
English actor (1934-2017).
Born August 8th, 1934 in Mexborough.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 83 years old [ref]
Derek Parfit
British philosopher (1942–2017).
Born December 11th, 1942 in Chengdu.
Died January 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in London Borough of Islington.
Jimmy Breslin
American journalist and author (1928-2017).
Born October 17th, 1928 in Jamaica. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Indian space scientist.
Born March 10th, 1932 in Adamaru.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bengaluru (heart failure). [ref]
Ruth Pfau
German-pakistani physician and member of a religious order.
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Denis Johnson
American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017).
Born July 1st, 1949 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2017 at 67 years old in Gualala, Sea Ranch (liver cancer). [ref]
Elsa Martinelli
Italian fashion model and actress (1935-2017).
Born January 30th, 1935 in Grosseto.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator.
Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco (1926–2017).
Born February 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (bladder cancer). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 1258
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou