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In the year 2017
1,204 Notable deaths
Steve Sumner
New zealand footballer.
Born April 2nd, 1956 in Preston.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 60 years old in New Zealand (prostate cancer). [ref]
Hans Berliner
American chess player.
Born January 27th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2017 at 87 years old in Riviera Beach. [ref]
Shyama
Indian actress.
Born June 7th, 1935 in Lahore.
Died November 14th, 2017 at 82 years old in Mumbai (infectious disease). [ref]
Bajram Rexhepi
Prime minister of kosovo (1954-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1954 in Mitrovica.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 63 years old in Istanbul (cerebral hemorrhage).
Georgy Grechko
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born May 25th, 1931 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Jean Vuarnet
French alpine skier.
Born January 18th, 1933 in Le Bardo. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2017 at 83 years old in Sallanches (stroke). [ref]
Edward Bryant
American writer.
Born August 27th, 1945 in White Plains.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 71 years old in Denver (diabetes). [ref]
Patrick Nève
Belgian racing driver.
Born October 13th, 1949 in Liège.
Died March 13th, 2017 at 67 years old in Liège, Grez-Doiceau. [ref]
Arthur Bisguier
American chess player (1929-2017).
Born October 8th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Framingham (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gilberto Agustoni
Swiss prelate (1922-2017).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Schaffhausen.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 94 years old in Rome.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs