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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Brian Aldiss
British science fiction writer (1925-2017).
Born August 18th, 1925 in Dereham.
Died August 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Surjit Singh Barnala
Indian politician, chief minister of punjab from 1985 to 1987.
Born October 21st, 1925 in Ateli.
Died January 14th, 2017 at 91 years old in Chandigarh (disease). [ref]
Gulmurod Khalimov
Tajikistani military personnel (1975–2017).
Born May 14th, 1975 in Varzob District.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 42 years old in Deir ez-Zor (death in battle).
Dave Semenko
Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2017).
Born July 12th, 1957 in Winnipeg.
Died June 29th, 2017 at 59 years old in Edmonton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jim Marrs
American journalist and writer (1943-2017).
Born December 5th, 1943 in Fort Worth.
Died August 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Springtown (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Holger Czukay
German bass-guitarist and co-founder of "can".
Born March 24th, 1938 in Gdańsk.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 79 years old in Weilerswist.
Peggy Cummins
British actress (1925-2017).
Born December 18th, 1925 in Prestatyn.
Died December 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Karin Dor
German actress (1938-2017).
Born February 22nd, 1938 in Wiesbaden.
Died November 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Brent Briscoe
American actor and screenwriter (1961-2017).
Born May 21st, 1961 in Moberly.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
C. Narayana Reddy
Indian writer, artist and composer (1931–2017).
Born July 29th, 1931 in Karimnagar district. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2017 at 85 years old [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 1203
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender