In the year 2017

1,260 Notable deaths

Andrey Zaliznyak

Russian linguist.

Born April 29th, 1935 in Moscow.

Died December 24th, 2017 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Arif Dirlik

Turkish-american historian (1940–2017).

Born November 23rd, 1940 in Mersin.

Died December 1st, 2017 at 77 years old in Eugene.

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916–2017).

Born January 19th, 1916 in Whittier. [ref]

Died April 9th, 2017 at 101 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]

Carlos Alberto Silva

Brazilian football manager (1939-2017).

Born August 14th, 1939 in Bom Jardim de Minas.

Died January 20th, 2017 at 77 years old in Belo Horizonte. [ref]

Danuta Szaflarska

Polish actress (1915–2017).

Born February 6th, 1915 in Piwniczna-Zdrój.

Died February 19th, 2017 at 102 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Suh Yun-bok

Korean distance runner (1923–2017).

Born January 9th, 1923 in Seoul.

Died June 27th, 2017 at 94 years old in Seoul. [ref]

Derek Ibbotson

Athletics competitor.

Born June 17th, 1932 in Huddersfield.

Died February 23rd, 2017 at 84 years old in Wakefield. [ref]

Mervyn Rose

Australian tennis player (1930–2017).

Born January 23rd, 1930 in Coffs Harbour. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Coffs Harbour. [ref]

Dorothy Morrison

American actress (1919-2017).

Born January 3rd, 1919 in Los Angeles.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 98 years old

Wojciech Młynarski

Polish singer.

Born March 26th, 1941 in Warsaw.

Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]

Deaths 701 to 710 of 1260

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