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In the year 2017
1,204 Notable deaths
Roger Pingeon
French racing cyclist.
Born August 28th, 1940 in Hauteville-Lompnes. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 76 years old in Beaupont (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marina Ratner
Russian mathematician (1938–2017).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 78 years old in El Cerrito (stroke).
Peter Härtling
German writer.
Born November 13th, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main (heart failure). [ref]
Réjean Ducharme
Canadian artist.
Born August 12th, 1941 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 76 years old in Montreal (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo
Cardinal and nuncio.
Born August 27th, 1925 in Turin.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 92 years old in Rome.
Nelson Xavier
Brazilian actor.
Born August 30th, 1941 in São Paulo.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 75 years old in Uberlândia (lung cancer). [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]
Ljubiša Beara
Bosnian serb war criminal.
Born July 14th, 1939 in Sarajevo.
Died February 8th, 2017 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Jesús Mosterín
Spanish philosopher (1941–2017).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Bilbao.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 76 years old in Barcelona (mesothelioma).
Friedel Rausch
German football player and manager (1940-2017).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Duisburg.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Horw (skin cancer). [ref]
Deaths 751 to 760 of 1204
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz