In the year 2017
1,261 Notable deaths
Roger Grenier
French writer, journalist and radio animator (1919–2017).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Caen.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 98 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Enzo Dara
Italian opera singer (1938-2017).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Mantua.
Died August 25th, 2017 at 78 years old in Narni.
Jon van Rood
Dutch biologist.
Born April 7th, 1926 in Scheveningen.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 91 years old in Leeuwarden.
Alain Jessua
French film director, screenwriter (1932–2017).
Born January 16th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 85 years old in Évreux. [ref]
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Ukrainian road bicycle racer (1985–2017).
Born September 30th, 1985 in Simferopol.
Died January 23rd, 2017 at 31 years old in Arad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Célestin Gaombalet
Prime minister of the central african republic (1942-2017).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Grimari.
Died December 19th, 2017 at 75 years old in Agen. [ref]
Viktor Kupreichik
Belarusian chess player (1949-2017).
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Minsk.
Eugenio Bersellini
Italian association football player and manager (1936-2017).
Born June 10th, 1936 in Borgo Val di Taro.
Died September 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Prato (pneumonia). [ref]
Santiago Vernazza
Argentine association football player (1928-2017).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Philippe Maystadt
Belgian politician (1948-2017).
Born March 14th, 1948 in Petit-Rechain.
Died December 7th, 2017 at 69 years old (lung disease).
Deaths 941 to 950 of 1261
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine