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In the year 2017
1,260 Notable deaths
Halit Akçatepe
Turkish actor (1938–2017).
Born January 1st, 1938 in Üsküdar.
Died March 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director (1917–2017).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Libourne.
Died May 1st, 2017 at 99 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
Russian ice hockey player (1947-2017).
Born June 30th, 1947 in Krasnogorsk.
Died February 28th, 2017 at 69 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Kiefer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer.
Born June 27th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 98 years old in Lake County. [ref]
Klaus Huber
Swiss composer (1924-2017).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Bern.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Perugia. [ref]
Henning Jensen
Danish footballer (1949-2017).
Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). [ref]
Chris Roberts
German schlager singer and actor (1944-2017).
Born March 13th, 1946 in Schwabing.
Died July 2nd, 2017 at 71 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Walter Lassally
British filmmaker (1926-2017).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Crete (surgical complications). [ref]
Misha Mengelberg
Dutch composer and jazz pianist.
Born June 5th, 1935 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
José Greci
Italian film, television and stage actress (1941-2017).
Born January 10th, 1941 in Ferrara.
Died June 1st, 2017 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 661 to 670 of 1260
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