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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Atlanta.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Manhattan (respiratory failure). [ref]
Clifford Irving
American author and convicted fraudster (1930-2017).
Born November 5th, 1930 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sarasota (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ahmed Kathrada
South african politician (1929-2017).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Schweizer-Reneke.
Died March 28th, 2017 at 87 years old in Johannesburg. [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]
Barry Dennen
American actor (1938-2017).
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 26th, 2017 at 79 years old in Burbank. [ref]
Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco
Duchess of franco (1926–2017).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2017 at 91 years old in calle de los Hermanos Bécquer (bladder cancer). [ref]
Bobby Doerr
Major league baseball player.
Born April 7th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died November 13th, 2017 at 99 years old in Junction City.
Len Wein
American comic book writer and editor.
Born June 12th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Edith Windsor
American lgbt rights activist and a technology manager at ibm.
Born June 20th, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died September 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 1203
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)