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In the year 2017
1,260 Notable deaths
Ivan Dias
Catholic cardinal (1936-2017).
Born April 14th, 1936 in Mumbai.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kurt Moll
German opera singer (1938-2017).
Born April 11th, 1938 in Buir.
Died March 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Fikret Hakan
Turkish actor and film director (1934-2017).
Born April 23rd, 1934 in Balıkesir.
Died July 11th, 2017 at 83 years old in Kartal (lung cancer).
Leo Kinnunen
Finnish racing driver.
Born August 5th, 1943 in Tampere.
Died July 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Finland (pneumonia). [ref]
Veljo Tormis
Estonian composer (1930-2017).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.
Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Amotz Zahavi
Israeli evolutionary biologist (1928-2017).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Petah Tikva.
Died May 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Donna Ares
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1977–2017).
Born January 1st, 1977 in Bihać.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 40 years old in Bihać (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
Anton Nosik
Russian journalist.
Born July 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 51 years old in Pirogovo (myocardial infarction).
John Mollo
British costume designer (1931-2017).
Born March 18th, 1931 in London.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in Froxfield. [ref]
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017).
Born February 28th, 1916 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dronningmølle. [ref]
Deaths 631 to 640 of 1260
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett