In the year 2017

1,204 Notable deaths

Halim El-Dabh

American composer (1921-2017).

Born March 4th, 1921 in El-Sakakini. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Kent. [ref]

Yannis Kounellis

Greek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936-2017).

Born March 23rd, 1936 in Piraeus. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2017 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]

Eberhard van der Laan

Dutch politician (1955-2017).

Born June 28th, 1955 in Leiden.

Died October 5th, 2017 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).

Alex Young

Scottish footballer and manager (1937-2017).

Born February 3rd, 1937 in Loanhead.

Died February 27th, 2017 at 80 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

František Rajtoral

Czech footballer (1986-2017).

Born March 12th, 1986 in Příbram.

Died April 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Gaziantep (hanging). [ref]

Jan Tříska

Czech actor (1936–2017).

Born November 4th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague (falling from height). [ref]

Peter Abrahams

South african novelist, journalist and political commentator.

Born March 19th, 1919 in Vrededorp, Gauteng.

Died January 18th, 2017 at 97 years old in Saint Andrew. [ref]

Robert Day

British film director (1922-2017).

Born September 11th, 1922 in East Sheen.

Died March 17th, 2017 at 94 years old in Bainbridge Island. [ref]

Claude Rich

French actor (1929-2017).

Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]

Alistair Horne

British writer and historian (1925-2017).

Born November 9th, 1925 in London.

Died May 25th, 2017 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]

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