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In the year 2017
1,259 Notable deaths
Yash Pal
Indian physicist (1926–2017).
Born November 26th, 1926 in Jhang.
Died July 24th, 2017 at 90 years old in Noida (lung cancer). [ref]
Edward S. Herman
American journalist (1925-2017).
Born April 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 92 years old in Philadelphia (bladder cancer).
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).
Pancho Segura
American tennis player (1921-2017).
Born June 20th, 1921 in Guayaquil.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Carlsbad (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva
35th first lady of brazil.
Born April 7th, 1950 in São Bernardo do Campo.
Died February 3rd, 2017 at 66 years old in São Paulo (stroke).
Sheila Abdus-Salaam
American judge.
Born March 14th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 12th, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (drowning).
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Catholic cardinal (1932-2017).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Reading.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 85 years old in London (cancer).
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Shigeaki Hinohara
Japanese physician, writer and internist (1911-2017).
Born October 4th, 1911 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 105 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Deaths 361 to 370 of 1259
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