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In the year 2017
1,259 Notable deaths
Ninian Stephen
Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Henley-on-Thames.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Tom Regan
American philosopher.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 78 years old in Raleigh (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert James Waller
American writer.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). [ref]
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director.
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helen Dunmore
British novelist (1952–2017).
Born December 12th, 1952 in Beverley.
Died June 5th, 2017 at 64 years old in Bristol (cancer). [ref]
Prince François d’Orléans
French prince (1961–2017).
Born February 7th, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2017 at 56 years old in Nantes. [ref]
Rob Gonsalves
Canadian artist (1959-2017).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Toronto.
Died June 14th, 2017 at 57 years old [ref]
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]
Denis Voronenkov
Russian politician.
Born April 10th, 1971 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 23rd, 2017 at 45 years old in Shevchenko Raion. [ref]
Adenan Satem
Fifth chief minister of sarawak, malaysia.
Born January 27th, 1944 in Kuching.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 72 years old in Kota Samarahan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1259
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare