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In the year 2017
1,204 Notable deaths
Ricardo Vidal
Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Philippines.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cebu City (sepsis).
Surin Pitsuwan
Thai politician (1949-2017).
Born October 28th, 1949 in Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 68 years old in Bangkok, Ramkhamhaeng Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
A. R. Penck
German artist (1939–2017).
Born October 5th, 1939 in Dresden.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 77 years old in Zurich (cerebrovascular disease).
Timo Mäkinen
Finnish rally driver (1938-2017).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Helsinki.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Finland. [ref]
Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Mexican crime journalist and murder victim.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Culiacán.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 50 years old in Culiacán (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hans Alfredson
Swedish comedian, actor and director (1931-2017).
Born June 28th, 1931 in Malmö.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Carlos Humberto Romero
President of el salvador (1924-2017).
Born February 29th, 1924 in Chalatenango.
Died February 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Karl-Otto Apel
German philosopher (1922-2017).
Born March 15th, 1922 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Corrado Böhm
Italian mathematician and computer scientist (1923-2017).
Born January 17th, 1923 in Milan. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 1204
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