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In the year 2017
1,259 Notable deaths
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.
Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Giulio Angioni
Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).
Born October 28th, 1939 in Guasila.
Died January 12th, 2017 at 77 years old in Cagliari. [ref]
Phil Miller
English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 68 years old [ref]
Marilyn McCord Adams
American philosopher (1943–2017).
Born October 12th, 1943 in Oak Park.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Princeton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jose Luis Cuevas
Mexican artist (1934–2017).
Born February 26th, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died July 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Chiquito de la Calzada
Spanish comedian, singer, actor (1932-2017).
Born May 28th, 1932 in La Trinidad.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 85 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German actor and director (1938-2017).
Born April 2nd, 1938 in Fürstenwalde/Spree.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
François Van der Elst
Belgian footballer (1954–2017).
Born December 1st, 1954 in Opwijk.
Died January 11th, 2017 at 62 years old in Aalst (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Cathleen Synge Morawetz
Canadian mathematician (1923-2017).
Born May 5th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2017 at 94 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Deaths 611 to 620 of 1259
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen