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In the year 2017
1,260 Notable deaths
Jérôme Golmard
French tennis player (1973–2017).
Born September 9th, 1973 in Dijon.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 43 years old in Dijon (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Károly Makk
Film director (1925-2017).
Born December 22nd, 1925 in Berettyóújfalu.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 91 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Robert Hirsch
French actor.
Born July 26th, 1925 in L'Isle-Adam.
Died November 16th, 2017 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (fall). [ref]
Jacques Simon
French footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 25th, 1941 in Omonville-la-Rogue.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 76 years old in Valognes. [ref]
Peter Härtling
German writer (1933–2017).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main (heart failure). [ref]
Ulf Stark
Swedish writer (1944-2017).
Born July 12th, 1944 in Stureby. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2017 at 72 years old in Stockholm (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Anatoly Gromyko
Soviet and russian scientist and diplomat (1932-2017).
Born April 15th, 1932 in Barysaw.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Nelson Xavier
Brazilian actor.
Born August 30th, 1941 in São Paulo.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 75 years old in Uberlândia (lung cancer). [ref]
Marián Varga
Slovak composer and organist (1947–2017).
Born January 29th, 1947 in Skalica. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bratislava, Čierna Voda (heart failure). [ref]
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer (1938-2017).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Norsjö. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rimforsa (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1260
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