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]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 1204
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