Famous People Who Died in October 2017

October2017 Calendar

Oct 2 American classic rock singer and songwriter (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "American Girl"; Traveling Wilburys - "Last Night"; solo -"I Won't Back Down"), dies of an accidental overdose at 66

Oct 3 Isabella Karle, American scientist who was instrumental in developing techniques to extract plutonium chloride, dies from a brain tumor at 95

Oct 3 Iraqi-Kurdish politician and President of Iraq (2005-2014), dies at 83

Oct 3 Michel Jouvet, French neuroscientist and medical researcher who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement (REM sleep), dies at 91
Oct 3 Solly Hemus, American baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals 1959–61), dies at 94
Oct 4 John Miller, American politician (Rep-R-WA, 1985-93), dies at 79
Oct 4 Liam Cosgrave, Irish politician (Fine Gael Party; President of Ireland, 1973-77), dies at 97
Oct 6 Connie Hawkins, American professional basketball player, 1961-76 ABA MVP-1968 (Harlem Globetrotters, 1963-66; Phoenix Suns, L.A. Lakers), dies of cancer at 75
Oct 6 Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), dies at 81
Oct 7 Jim Landis, American MLB outfielder, 1957-67, 5X Gold Glove, 2X All-Star(Chicago White Sox, and 5 other teams), dies of lung cancer at 83
Oct 8 Grady Tate, American jazz drummer (Oliver Nelson, Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Smith), and singer, dies of complications from Alzheimer disease at 85 [1]
Oct 8 Jerry Kleczka, American politician (Rep-D-WI, 1984-2005), dies at 73
Oct 8 Y. A. Tittle, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore, San Francisco, NY Giants, MVP 1963), dies at 90
Oct 9 Hervé Leroux, French fashion designer and founder of Hervé Léger fashion house, dies from a ruptured aneurysm at 60
Oct 9 Jean Rochefort, French actor (Man on the Train, The Artist and the Model), dies at 87
Oct 9 Vincent La Selva, American conductor (New York Grand Opera Company, 1973-2012), dies at 88 [1]
Oct 12 Grape-kun, a Humbolt penguin from Tobu Zoo, who gained fame from the anime series "Kemono Friends", dies aged 21 (Miyashiro, Saitama Prefecture, Japan).
Oct 14 Richard Wilbur, 2nd US Poet Laureate (Ceremony, Walking to Sleep), dies at 96
Oct 16 Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist (Panama Papers), killed by a car bomb at 53
Oct 16 Roy Dotrice, British actor (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Amadeus) and narrator (A Song of Ice and Fire), dies at 94
Oct 16 Sean Hughes, Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actor, dies at 51
Oct 17 Danielle Darrieux, French stage and screen actress (Alexander the Great; Mayerling; 8 Women), dies due to injuries from a fall at 100
Oct 17 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock musician (The Tragically Hip), dies of glioblastoma at 53
Oct 17 Ingvar Lidholm, Swedish composer (Toccata e Canto), dies at 95
Oct 17 Julian May, American sci-fi author (Golden Torc, Magnificat), dies at 86
Oct 20 Dick Noel, American vocalist, jingle singer, radio and television performer, dies at 90
Oct 22 George Young, Scottish-Australian musician, songwriter and record producer (the Easybeats, Flash and the Pan), dies at 70
Oct 22 Paul J. Weitz, American test pilot and NASA astronaut (Skylab 2, STS-6), dies at 85

Oct 24 American rhythm & blues piano player, singer, and star of the early rock ’n’ roll era ("Blueberry Hill"; "Blue Monday"; "Walkin' To New Orleans", dies from natural causes at 89

Oct 24 Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap), dies at 89
Oct 25 Jack Bannon, American actor (Art in Lou Grant, Trauma Center), dies at 77
Oct 25 John Manduell, British-based South African composer and educator (Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, 1973-96), dies at 89
Oct 27 Jack Levy, English mechanical engineer, dies at 91
Oct 27 Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University, 1990-2017), dies at 71
Oct 29 Dennis Banks, American activist (leader of the American Indian Movement), dies at 80
Oct 29 Muhal Richard Abrams, American educator and composer, dies at 87
Oct 30 M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), dies of a heart attack at 51

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