Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Ricardo Piglia

Argentina

c. 1942 – 2017 (75 years old)

Ricardo Piglia was an Argentine author, critic, and scholar best known for introducing hard-boiled fiction to the Argentine public.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Om Puri

India

c. 1951 – 2017 (66 years old)

Om Prakash Puri was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Hindi films, he appeared in several English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu, and Marathi films. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

New Delhi, India

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Sylvester Potts

United States

c. 1939 – 2017 (78 years old)

Sylvester Potts was a singer and composer as well as an off and on member of The Contours and a one-time member of The Four Sonics. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Octavio Lepage

Switzerland

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Octavio Lepage Barreto was a Venezuelan politician who served as the acting president of Venezuela from 21 May 1993 to 5 June 1993.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Joseba Leizaola

Spain

c. 1931 – 2017 (86 years old)

Joseba Andoni Leizaola Azpiazu was a Spanish politician, Basque nationalist and member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV-EAJ). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Madrid, Spain

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Philosophy & Thought

Luc Coene

Belgium

c. 1948 – 2017 (69 years old)

Luc Coene was a Belgian economist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Brussels, Belgium

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Literature & Poetry

Paul Goble

United States

c. 1934 – 2017 (83 years old)

Paul Goble was a British-American writer and illustrator of children's books, especially Native American stories. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Rafiq Subaie

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2017 (86 years old)

Rafiq Subaie was a Syrian actor, writer and director. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Leonardo Benevolo

Italy

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Leonardo Benevolo was an Italian architect, city planner and architecture historian. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Rome, Italy

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Sciences & Discovery

Gerald E. McClearn

United States

c. 1928 – 2017 (89 years old)

Gerald "Jerry" McClearn was an American behavior geneticist and professor emeritus of health and human development and biobehavioral health at the Pennsylvania State University.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

Spartak Belyaev

Russia

c. 1924 – 2017 (93 years old)

Spartak Timofeyevich Belyaev was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist who was awarded a Lomonosov Gold Medal.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Moscow, Russia

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Marzio Strassoldo

Italy

c. 1940 – 2017 (77 years old)

Marzio Strassoldo di Graffembergo was the president of the Province of Udine (Italy). Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Rome, Italy

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Tullio De Mauro

Italy

c. 1933 – 2017 (84 years old)

Tullio De Mauro was an Italian linguist and politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Rome, Italy

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Vlastimir Trajković

Switzerland

c. 1948 – 2017 (69 years old)

Vlastimir Trajković was a Serbian composer, and full-time professor of composition and orchestration at the University of Arts in Belgrade.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Georges Prêtre

France

c. 1925 – 2017 (92 years old)

Georges Prêtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Paris, France

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Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje

Spain

c. 1933 – 2017 (84 years old)

Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje was a Catalan and Spanish painter.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Madrid, Spain

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Bade Fateh Ali Khan

Switzerland

c. 1935 – 2017 (82 years old)

Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan was among the foremost Khyal vocalists in Pakistan, and a leading exponent of the Patiala gharana tradition of music. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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