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In the year 2017
1,258 Notable deaths
Michael I of Romania
Last king of romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947).
Born October 25th, 1921 in Foișor Castle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2017 at 96 years old in Aubonne (leukemia). [ref]
Norma McCorvey
Plaintiff in roe v. wade (1947–2017).
Born September 22nd, 1947 in Simmesport.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 69 years old in Katy (heart failure).
John Dunsworth
Canadian actor and director.
Born April 12th, 1946 in Bridgewater.
Died October 16th, 2017 at 71 years old in Halifax. [ref]
Della Reese
American actress and singer (1931-2017).
Born July 6th, 1931 in Detroit, Black Bottom, Detroit.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Encino (diabetes). [ref]
Hal Moore
United states army lieutenant general (1922–2017).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Bardstown.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 94 years old in Auburn (stroke). [ref]
Michael Parks
American actor (1940-2017).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Corona.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Rance Howard
American actor (1928–2017).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Duncan.
Died November 25th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Jonathan Demme
American filmmaker (1944–2017).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Baldwin.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Anita Pallenberg
German-italian actress, model and muse of the rolling stones.
Born January 25th, 1944 in Hamburg, Rome. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2017 at 73 years old in Chichester (hepatitis C). [ref]
Heather Menzies
Canadian actress (1949-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Toronto.
Died December 24th, 2017 at 68 years old in Frankford (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 1258
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