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In the year 2017
1,261 Notable deaths
Heinz Kessler
German military officer, armeegeneral in the former national people's army of east germany (1920-2017).
Born January 26th, 1920 in Lubań.
Died May 2nd, 2017 at 97 years old in Berlin.
Abdelkrim Ghallab
Moroccan politician (1919-2017).
Born December 31st, 1919 in Fez. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2017 at 97 years old in El Jadida. [ref]
Tamara Miansarova
Russian singer and music educator (1931-2017).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 86 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Alberto Zedda
Italian conductor (1928-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1928 in Milan.
Died March 6th, 2017 at 89 years old in Pesaro. [ref]
Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen
Diver (1931-2017).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Council Bluffs.
Died September 23rd, 2017 at 86 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Imre Földi
Hungarian weightlifter (1938-2017).
Born May 8th, 1938 in Kecskemét.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tatabánya. [ref]
Velasio de Paolis
Catholic cardinal (1935–2017).
Born September 19th, 1935 in Sonnino.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 81 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Smail Hamdani
Algerian diplomat (1930-2017).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Bordj Bou Arréridj.
Died February 7th, 2017 at 86 years old in Gué de Constantine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Moïse Brou Apanga
Gabonese footballer (1982-2017).
Born February 4th, 1982 in Abidjan.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 35 years old in Libreville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivo Brešan
Croatian writer (1936-2017).
Born May 27th, 1936 in Vodice.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Deaths 921 to 930 of 1261
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen