In the year 2017
1,204 Notable deaths
Jiří Bělohlávek
Czech conductor (1946-2017).
Born February 24th, 1946 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2017 at 71 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Mona Fong
Hong kong film and television producer.
Born July 27th, 1934 in Shanghai.
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Jeffrey Tate
British conductor.
Born April 28th, 1943 in Salisbury.
Died June 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in Bergamo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles P. Thacker
American computer pioneer.
Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Jack McCloskey
American basketball player and coach (1925–2017).
Born October 19th, 1925 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 91 years old in Savannah (Alzheimer's disease).
Juan Goytisolo
Spanish writer (1931-2017).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. [ref]
Cecil D. Andrus
American politician (1931-2017).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Hood River. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 85 years old in Boise (lung cancer). [ref]
Tom Tjaarda
American car designer.
Born July 23rd, 1934 in Detroit. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2017 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Georges Prêtre
French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Waziers. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2017 at 92 years old in Castres. [ref]
Adarsh Sein Anand
29th chief justice of india (1936–2017).
Born November 1st, 1936 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Died December 1st, 2017 at 81 years old in Uttar Pradesh.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1204
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)