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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Christine Keeler
English model and showgirl (1942–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1942 in Uxbridge.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 75 years old in Princess Royal University Hospital (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Nelsan Ellis
American actor (1977–2017).
Born November 30th, 1977 in Harvey.
Died July 8th, 2017 at 39 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jake LaMotta
American boxer.
Born July 10th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died September 19th, 2017 at 95 years old in Miami (pneumonia). [ref]
Roy Halladay
American hall of fame baseball player (1977-2017).
Born May 14th, 1977 in Denver.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 40 years old in Gulf of Mexico (aircraft crash). [ref]
Bruce Forsyth
British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Edmonton. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2017 at 89 years old in Wentworth Estate (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Powers Boothe
American actor (1948-2017).
Born June 1st, 1948 in Snyder.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Shyla Stylez
Canadian pornographic actress (1982–2017).
Born September 23rd, 1982 in Armstrong. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2017 at 35 years old in Armstrong.
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
Prodigy
American rapper from new york (1974–2017).
Born November 2nd, 1974 in Long Island. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2017 at 42 years old in Las Vegas (hematopoietic system disease). [ref]
Jimmy Snuka
Fijian professional wrestler (1943-2017).
Died January 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Pompano Beach (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 1258
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker