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In the year 2017
1,203 Notable deaths
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director.
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Michael Novak
American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017).
Born September 9th, 1933 in Johnstown.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist, playwright, essayist (1926-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2017 at 91 years old in Mullingar (stroke). [ref]
Joseph Nicolosi
American clinical psychologist and writer.
Born January 21st, 1947 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2017 at 70 years old in Thousand Oaks (influenza). [ref]
Reinhold Hanning
Nazi ss guard at auschwitz (1921-2017).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Helpup.
Died May 30th, 2017 at 95 years old in Lage. [ref]
David Peel
American musician and songwriter.
Born August 1st, 1943 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2017 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustavo Rojo
Uruguayan-mexican actor (1923-2017).
Born September 5th, 1924 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Hu Bo
Chinese novelist and film director (1988-2017).
Born July 20th, 1988 in Jinan.
Died October 12th, 2017 at 29 years old in Beijing.
Geri Allen
American composer and jazz pianist (1957-2017).
Born June 12th, 1957 in Pontiac. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2017 at 60 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Gretel Bergmann
German high jumper.
Born April 12th, 1914 in Laupheim. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2017 at 103 years old in Queens. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1203
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez