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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Michael Johnson
American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (1944-2017).
Born August 8th, 1944 in Alamosa.
Died July 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in Minneapolis.
Vera Glagoleva
Soviet and russian actress, film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born January 31st, 1956 in Moscow.
Died August 16th, 2017 at 61 years old in Baden-Baden (stomach cancer). [ref]
William H. Gass
American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor.
Born July 30th, 1924 in Fargo.
Died December 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in University City (heart failure). [ref]
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer.
Born February 16th, 1940 in Detroit.
Died February 23rd, 2017 at 77 years old in Marina del Rey (prostate cancer). [ref]
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born August 5th, 1929 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist.
Born August 14th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Las Vegas.
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.
Nancy Friday
American author (1933–2017).
Born August 27th, 1933 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2017 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ronnie Moran
English footballer and manager (1934-2017).
Born February 28th, 1934 in Crosby.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]
Paul Buckmaster
British musician (1946-2017).
Born June 13th, 1946 in London.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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