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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Vladimir Voevodsky
Russian mathematician (1966-2017).
Born June 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died September 30th, 2017 at 51 years old in Princeton (aortic aneurysm).
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Paolo Villaggio
Italian actor, writer and comedian (1932–2017).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Genoa.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]
Ángel Nieto
Spanish motorcycle racer.
Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). [ref]
Bharati Mukherjee
Indian-american writer (1940-2017).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Kolkata.
Died January 28th, 2017 at 76 years old in Manhattan (cardiomyopathy). [ref]
Spencer Johnson
American writer.
Born November 24th, 1938 in Watertown. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2017 at 78 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer).
Rob Gonsalves
Canadian artist (1959-2017).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Toronto.
Died June 14th, 2017 at 57 years old [ref]
Richard Wilbur
American poet (1921-2017).
Born March 1st, 1921 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2017 at 96 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Mustafa Tlass al jahesh
Syrian military officer and politician (1932–2017).
Born May 11th, 1932 in Al-Rastan.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bobigny.
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
German prince (1934-2017); husband of princess benedikte of denmark.
Born October 29th, 1934 in Giessen.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Bad Berleburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 1203
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