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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Wayne Cochran
American soul singer (1939-2017).
Born May 10th, 1939 in Thomaston. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Julio Oscar Mechoso
American actor (1955-2017).
Born May 31st, 1955 in Matanzas.
Died November 25th, 2017 at 62 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rosemary Leach
British actress (1935–2017).
Born December 18th, 1935 in Much Wenlock.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Buchi Emecheta
Author.
Born July 21st, 1944 in Lagos.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in United Kingdom, London (stroke). [ref]
Gastone Moschin
Italian actor.
Born June 8th, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto.
Died September 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Terni (kidney failure). [ref]
Ian Brady
British serial killer, perpetrator of the moors murders (1938–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 79 years old in Ashworth Hospital (lung disease).
Julia Perez
Indonesian actress and singer.
Born July 15th, 1980 in Jakarta.
Died June 10th, 2017 at 36 years old in Jakarta (cervical cancer). [ref]
Mário Soares
President of portugal (1924–2017).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lisbon (stroke). [ref]
Ben Barres
American neurobiologist (1954–2017).
Born September 13th, 1954 in West Orange. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2017 at 63 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Zaida Catalán
Swedish politician.
Born October 6th, 1980 in Farsta church parish.
Died March 12th, 2017 at 36 years old in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou