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In the year 2017

1,260 Notable deaths

Joy Fleming

German singer.

Born November 15th, 1944 in Rockenhausen.

Died September 27th, 2017 at 72 years old in Sinsheim. [ref]

Fred Koenekamp

American cinematographer (1922–2017).

Born November 11th, 1922 in Los Angeles.

Died May 31st, 2017 at 94 years old in Bonita Springs. [ref]

Robert Ellis Miller

American film director.

Born July 18th, 1932 in New York City.

Died January 27th, 2017 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Hans Berliner

American chess player and computer scientist (1929–2017).

Born January 27th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2017 at 87 years old in Riviera Beach. [ref]

Steffi Walter

East german luger (1962–2017).

Born September 17th, 1962 in Bad Schlema.

Died June 21st, 2017 at 54 years old in Germany (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Derek Bourgeois

English composer (1941-2017).

Born October 16th, 1941 in Kingston upon Thames.

Died September 6th, 2017 at 75 years old in Poole.

Li Lihua

Chinese actress (1924-2017).

Born July 17th, 1924 in Shanghai.

Died March 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]

Charles Osborne

Australian/british author (1927–2017).

Born November 24th, 1927 in Brisbane.

Died September 23rd, 2017 at 89 years old [ref]

Jesús Mosterín

Spanish philosopher (1941–2017).

Born September 24th, 1941 in Bilbao.

Died October 4th, 2017 at 76 years old in Barcelona (mesothelioma).

Joaquín Navarro-Valls

Spanish journalist (1936–2017).

Born November 16th, 1936 in Cartagena.

Died July 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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