Deaths in February 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2017. For notable deaths of other months in 2017, please see "Months".

  • Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

February

 
Étienne Tshisekedi
1932 – 2017
 
Alvin Baldus
1926 – 2017
 
Basil Hetzel
1922 – 2017
 
Inge Keller
1923 – 2017
 
Irwin Corey
1914 – 2017
 
Hans Rosling
1948 – 2017
 
Peter Mansfield
1933 – 2017
 
André Salvat
1920 – 2017
 
Hal Moore
1922 – 2017
 
Jiro Taniguchi
1947 – 2017
 
Al Jarreau
1940 – 2017
 
Jan Grabowski
1950 – 2017
 
Seijun Suzuki
1923 – 2017
 
Hans Trass
1928 – 2017
 
Stuart McLean
1948 – 2017
 
George Steele
1937 – 2017
 
Robert H. Michel
1923 – 2017
 
Lawrence F. Snowden
1921 – 2017
 
Danuta Szaflarska
1915 – 2017
 
Vitaly Churkin
1952 – 2017
 
Kenneth Arrow
1921 – 2017
 
Eni Faleomavaega
1943 – 2017
 
Alan Colmes
1950 – 2017
 
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
1924 – 2017
 
Bill Paxton
1955 – 2017
 
Eugene Garfield
1925 – 2017

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  30. Former Alabama football player dies, coroner says
  31. Ex-Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan dies
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  36. Renowned novelist, short story writer Bano Qudsia dies at 88
  37. Marc Spitz, Music Journalist and Playwright, Dies
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  40. Muere el expresidente del Real Madrid Luis Gómez Montejano Archived 2017-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  41. Skådespelaren Björn Granath har avlidit (in Swedish)
  42. Ivar Aronsson Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  43. Ex-Caloocan Mayor Boy Asistio dies at 80
  44. Irwin Corey, comic who styled himself the World’s Foremost Authority, dies at 102
  45. Bishop José Gea Escolano
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  47. Inge Keller ist tot (in German)
  48. Décès du moudjahid Djelloul Khatib Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  49. Alec McCowen obituary
  50. Mathematician and puzzle-maker Raymond Smullyan dead at 97
  51. Walkowiak, le plus ancien des vainqueurs du Tour de France, est décédé (in French)
  52. "Joost van der Westhuizen dies". Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  53. Ritchie Yorke, Brisbane music writer, dies at 73
  54. Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død (in Danish)
  55. O legendă a sportului din România s-a stins din viață (in Romanian)
  56. Ex-Prime Minister Sotsha Dlamini dies
  57. Décès/ L’ancien chef du gouvernement Smail Hamdani n’est plus Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  58. Richard Hatch, Star Of Battlestar Galactica, Dies at 71 - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News
  59. Greek Music Legend Loukianos Kilaidonis Dies at 74
  60. Zemřel překladatel knihy Pan Kaplan má stále třídu rád. Antonínu Přidalovi bylo 81 let (in Czech)
  61. Sad to announce: Hans Rosling passed away this morning
  62. The Rt Rev John William Salt OGS Obituary
  63. L’essayiste et historien des idées Tzvetan Todorov est mort (in French)
  64. Canadian novelist Richard B. Wright, author of Clara Callan, dies at 79
  65. Nobel Prize winning physicist and MRI pioneer Sir Peter Mansfield dies aged 83
  66. Former Louth TD Brendan McGahon dies aged 80
  67. Somalia: Former Puntland President dies in UAE
  68. Ólöf Nordal Dies
  69. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of perforated ulcer, not brain tumour: sister
  70. Tom Raworth, 1938–2017
  71. Alan Simpson: Steptoe and Son writer dies at 87
  72. Football great Steve Sumner dies
  73. Командир батальона "Сомали" Гиви погиб в результате взрыва снаряда РПО "Шмель" (in Russian)
  74. Voormalig Belgisch kampioen wielrennen Serge Baguet (47) overleden (in Dutch)
  75. Regizorul Radu Gabrea a murit Archived 2017-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
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  77. Un Marnais plus ancien compagnon de la Libération (in French)
  78. Zmarł Wiesław Adamski, szczecinecki artysta rzeźbiarz Archived 2017-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  79. Bradley E Ayers of Frederic, Wisconsin | 1935 - 2017 | Obituary[dead link]
  80. Edward Bryant (1945-2017)
  81. "Red Wings & Tigers owner Mike Ilitch dies at age 87". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  82. Ajax-icoon Piet Keizer (73) overleden Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  83. 'We Were Soldiers' hero passes; the celebrated life story of a soldier, a leader, a father
  84. Умер почётный гражданин Харькова Юрий Поярков (in Russian)
  85. "Swimming: 5-time Olympic medalist Yamanaka dies". Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  86. Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist Barbara Carroll Passes Away Age 92
  87. Chavo Guerrero Sr. Passes Away
  88. Harvey Lichtenstein, Who Led Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Rebirth, Dies at 87
  89. Former Syracuse, Boston Celtics center Fab Melo dies in Brazil
  90. Po krátké nemoci zemřela v 87 letech zpěvačka Šuláková (in Czech)
  91. Japanese manga legend Jiro Taniguchi dies at 69: publisher
  92. Legendary Football Coach Dave Adolph Passes Away At 79
  93. Sara Coward, The Archers' Caroline Sterling, dies aged 69
  94. "hi-nrg singer Damian dies after cancer battle". Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  95. Åsleik Engmark (51) er død (in Norwegian)
  96. Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau dies at age 76
  97. Sione Lauaki passes away, age 35
  98. Veteran Israeli journalist Yitzhak Livni dead at 82
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  100. Bobby Murdoch
  101. "Founder of Chinese space industry Ren Xinmin dies at 102". Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  102. Former S.D. congressman dies
  103. Nie żyje Krystyna Sienkiewicz. Aktorka miała 81 lat Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (Pol)
  104. Philadelphia Rapper E-Dubble Has Died
  105. Panama’s former vice-president Arias Calderon dies at age 83[dead link]
  106. "Harold Denton, nuclear regulator who calmed fears at Three Mile Island, dies at 80". Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  107. Zmarł Jan Grabowski, wychowawca wielkich talentów (in Polish)
  108. NOW Mourns the Loss of Aileen Hernandez
  109. Kim Jong-un's half-brother 'assassinated by two female agents using poisoned needles' in Malaysia
  110. Bruce Lansbury, TV Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 87
  111. Lucky Pulpit, Sire of 'Chrome', Dies of a Heart Attack
  112. Japanese Auteur Seijun Suzuki Dies at 93
  113. Addio a Chemello campione del mondo e olimpionico Archived 2017-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  114. Siegfried Herrmann verstorben (in German)
  115. Zemřel Jiří Lanský (in Czech)
  116. Trauer um Elisabeth Lichtenberger Archived 2017-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  117. Bishop Paul Nguyên Van Hòa
  118. "Remembering Gelek Ripoche Tibetant Buddhist Teacher and Author, 1939-2017". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  119. Estonian ecolist passes away
  120. VM-hjälten från 1958 Bengt Gustavsson död (in Swedish)
  121. Morreu o irmão mais novo de D. Duarte Pio de Bragança
  122. Ehemaliger DDR-Nationalspieler Manfred Kaiser gestorben Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  123. 'The Vinyl Cafe' Broadcaster Stuart McLean Dies at 68
  124. Emotivo adiós al maestro José Solé (in Spanish)
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  126. Zemřel Josef Augusta, kouč hokejových šampionů z přelomu tisíciletí
  127. Tekenaar Dick Bruna (89) overleden (in Dutch)
  128. Arte Povera artist Jannis Kounellis has died, aged 80
  129. WWE Hall Of Famer George 'The Animal' Steele Passes Away At 79
  130. Oud-Kamerlid en wethouder Ep Wieldraaijer overleden (in Dutch)
  131. Alan Aldridge, Album Cover Designer for The Who and Elton John, Dies
  132. Nicole Bass Passes Away At Age 52
  133. Warren Frost, Who Played Doc Hayward on 'Twin Peaks,' Dies at 91
  134. Forfatter Börge Hellström er død (in Norwegian)
  135. Danish badminton great Erland Kops dies at age 80
  136. Ted Lowi, renowned political scientist, dies at 85
  137. Robert Michel, longest-serving minority leader in U.S. House, dies at 93
  138. Michael Novak, theologian who made a spiritual case for capitalism, dies at 83
  139. "Philosopher Tom Regan, animal rights author, dies at 78". Archived from the original on 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  140. Two-time Pulitzer winner Schneider dies at 74
  141. Peter Skellern dead: Pop singer who became priest and deacon on same day dies after brain cancer battle
  142. James Stevenson, Longtime New Yorker Cartoonist, Dies at 87
  143. Funeral of Fr. Magnus Wenninger, OSB
  144. Blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, linked to 1993 World Trade Center bombing, dies at 78
  145. Legendary Wrestler Ivan 'The Russian Bear' Koloff Dies Just One Day After George Steele
  146. Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, dies at 69
  147. Governor General Sir Ogio dies
  148. Carmel Dagan, "Richard Schickel, Influential Time Magazine Film Critic, Dies at 84," Variety.com
  149. Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, Battle of Iwo Jima survivor, dies
  150. Cinema: è morto a 78 anni il regista Pasquale Squitieri (in Italian)
  151. "Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's 'Funky Drummer,' Dead at 73". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  152. Tragedy as former Wallaby Daniel Vickerman dies
  153. Falleció Alejandro Atchugarry, artífice de la salida de la crisis del 2002 (in Spanish)
  154. VG (Norwegian)
  155. Guitarist Larry Coryell, Godfather Of Fusion, Dies At 73
  156. Roger Hynd 1942-2017
  157. Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir passes away in Kolkata
  158. Modstandsmanden Jørgen Kieler er død (in Danish)
  159. Умер великий русский мыслитель Игорь Шафаревич
  160. Nie żyje Danuta Szaflarska. Miała 102 lata (in Polish)
  161. Former Wyoming and U.S. Senator John Wold dies[dead link]
  162. Marilyn Young (1937–2017)
  163. Не стало Романа Журавського (in Ukrainian)
  164. Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin Dies Suddenly in Manhattan at 64
  165. Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86
  166. Steve Hewlett: Radio 4 presenter dies at the age of 58
  167. Sofia Imber dies at 92
  168. "Suthan Sabaratnam Suthersan PhD 1956-2017". Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  169. Leah Adler, Mother of Steven Spielberg, Dies at 97
  170. Kenneth Arrow, Nobel-Winning Economist Whose Influence Spanned Decades, Dies at 95
  171. E’ scomparsa Brunella Bovo, sognatrice de "Lo sceicco bianco": viveva a Passo Corese Archived 2017-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  172. Jeanne Martin Cissé n’est plus ! Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  173. Died: Doug Coe, Humble Faith in the Halls of Power
  174. Ex-Archbishop of Dublin Cardinal Desmond Connell dies aged 90
  175. Natural causes succeed where mob hit men and gangsters failed — Johnny K-9 is dead[dead link]
  176. The death has occurred of Sir Cosmo Haskard
  177. Norman mourns 'Father of Doppler radar'
  178. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra's conductor laureate, dies at 93
  179. "President leads tributes after author and broadcaseter Frank Delaney dies". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  180. Fallece El ‘Pelón’ Domínguez, Primer Campeón Azteca Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  181. Long serving American Samoa congressman dies
  182. Ed Garvey, labor lawyer and progressive firebrand, has died
  183. Former Cup-winning Leaf Johnny McCormack dead at 91
  184. Актер Алексей Петренко скончался на 78-м году жизни (in Russian)
  185. Remembering Alan Colmes, a liberal who could laugh
  186. "Austria's health minister dies of cancer at age 53". Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  187. Former Home Secretary Lord Waddington dies at age of 87
  188. Soul legend Leon Ware dies aged 77
  189. Magician Daryl Easton accidentally hanged himself in Hollywood’s Magic Castle
  190. Zmarł aktor Gustaw Lutkiewicz (in Polish)
  191. Décès de l'acteur marocain Hassan Joundi Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  192. Neil Fingleton 1980-2017
  193. Plastics中西俊夫、食道がんのため61歳で逝去 (in Japanese)
  194. Bill Paxton Has Died
  195. Chief Justice Jack Pope, 1913-2017
  196. Boaz Vaadia, Sculptor Who Worked in Street Stone, Dies at 65
  197. Академик Людвиг Фаддеев ушел из жизни на 83-м году жизни Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  198. Scientometrics Pioneer Eugene Garfield Dies
  199. Ned F. Garver - Bryan Times: Obituary
  200. Danmarks første professor i sexologi er død (in Danish)
  201. Labour MP Gerald Kaufman dies at 86
  202. Former 'People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner Dies at 97
  203. Voice-over announcer John Harlan dies
  204. "Muere expresidente Carlos Humberto Romero". Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  205. E' morto Leone di Lernia: dalla Puglia a Milano, la voce trash più amata in radio (in Italian)
  206. Former Nightly Business Report anchor Paul Kangas dies at 79
  207. Former Fine Gael TD Peter Matthews dies after cancer battle
  208. Легендарный хоккеист Владимир Петров умер в возрасте 69 лет (in Russian)
  209. Elisabeth Waldheim im 95. Lebensjahr gestorben (in German)

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