29 celebrities who died in 2017

Unfortunately, the outgoing year was the last for many celebrities. Many of them left prematurely ...

We remember the famous personalities who left us in 2017.

Vladimir Shainsky (December 12, 1925 - December 26, 2017)

A wonderful composer died two weeks after he turned 92 years old. The cause of death was cancer.

Shainsky composed many melodies for children's movies and cartoons. Among the songs he composed: "Song of the crocodile Genes", "Grasshopper", "When my friends are with me."

Eugene Cernan (March 14, 1934 - January 16, 2017)

On January 16, Eugene Cernan, an American astronaut who is the last Earthman standing on the surface of the Moon, did not become. This happened on December 14, 1972.

Laalva Braz (June 3, 1953 - January 19, 2017)

On January 19, under horrendous circumstances, Loala Braz, a soloist of the Brazilian band Kaoma, who played the legendary hit "Lambada", died. In the apartment of the singer criminals broke in, who first robbed Laualva, and then, sitting in a car, burned alive.

George Taratorkin (January 11, 1945 - February 4, 2017)

The famous Russian actor passed away on February 4, after a long illness. He played in more than 30 films, but he was popularly named Rodion Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment, which he performed at the age of 23.

Vitaly Churkin (February 21, 1952 - February 20, 2017)

The Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN died the day before his 65th birthday. According to media reports, the cause of death was a heart attack. After the death of the diplomat, the medical profession even had a figurative expression "Churkin syndrome", which indicates a situation when the outwardly calm and unruffled permanent representative suffers constant stress and long-term psychoemotional stresses, which, according to many doctors, led to death.

Alexey Petrenko (March 26, 1938 - February 22, 2017)

The legendary actor passed away without a month before his birthday. Alexei Vasilievich played in more than 80 films and performed many roles in the theater.

Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 - March 18, 2017)

The brilliant blues singer died at the age of 90 in his house. To the musician, who had lost consciousness, they called the doctors, but they could not save the legend of rock and roll.

Chuck Berry is considered one of the greatest rock performers. After his death, many well-known musicians, including Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Lenny Kravets, publicly expressed their condolences.

David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 - March 20, 2017)

The American billionaire passed away at a very old age - he was 101 years old. According to rumors, an important role in his longevity was played by numerous heart transplant operations.

Lembit Ulfsak (July 4, 1947 - March 22, 2017)

The Soviet and Estonian actor, the famous "Mr. Ai" from "Mary Poppins, Goodbye," died on the 70th year of his life. To Soviet viewers, Lembit Ulfsak was remembered mainly for the roles of foreigners: in addition to Mr. Ey, he also played Till Eulenspiegel in the eponymous film, the Varangian Eimund ("Yaroslav the Wise") and the journalist Schleyer ("TASS is authorized to declare ..."),

Yevgeny Yevtushenko (July 18, 1931 - April 1, 2017)

On April 1, "the last sixties", Yevgeny Yevtushenko, author of the poem "Poet in Russia - More Than a Poet", the poem "Babi Yar" and the songs "Do Russian Wars Want" were published. The cause of death was cancer.

Evtushenko was the most widely read Russian poet of the second half of the 20th century. From under his pen came 20 great poems and about 200 poems. Although the poet since 1991 lived in the US, he often visited Russia, where he spoke with poetic evenings. A week before his death, the doctors told Yevgeny Aleksandrovich that he had less than three months to live. According to Yevtushenko's son, in reply to this news the poet closed his eyes, cried for a minute, and then again started to work. Until the last moment, even through the oxygen mask, Yevtushenko dictated the household of the head of his novel.

Georgy Grechko (May 25, 1931 - April 8, 2017)

The famous cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, who made space for us more understandable and close, died at the age of 86. Georgy Mikhailovich was a very brave and desperate person, besides cosmos, he was fond of motorsport, skipped with a parachute, had rifles in shooting, gliding and parachuting, while always saying that the boy-child in space can not fly.

Oleg Vidov (June 11, 1943 - May 15, 2017)

Oleg Vidov - a wonderful actor, known for the roles of noble handsome men. From his character, Maurice Mustang from the movie "The Horseman without a Head", the whole country was going crazy. In 1985, Vidov emigrated to the United States, where together with Mickey Rourke starred in the famous film "Wild Orchid." In recent years, the actor was seriously ill, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. May 15 as a result of complications of this disease, the actor died.

Chris Cornell (July 20, 1964 - May 18, 2017)

On May 18, an American rock musician was found dead in his hotel room. According to the official version of the investigation, 52-year-old Cornell, who was diagnosed with AIDS, committed suicide.

Roger Moore (October 14, 1927 - May 23, 2017)

The British actor, who became famous for the role of James Bond, died of cancer, not surviving a few months before the 90th anniversary.

Alexey Batalov (November 20, 1928 - June 15, 2017)

June 15, was not one of the favorite actors of Soviet cinema - Alexei Batalov. During his career, he played a number of very piercing and profound roles, among which there is not one negative. For several generations of Soviet and Russian viewers, the actor was the embodiment of courage and nobility.

Oleg Yakovlev (November 18, 1969 - June 29, 2017)

The unexpected death was the death of the ex-soloist of the group "Ivanushki International" - Oleg Yakovlev. As it turned out, Oleg spent 10 days in intensive care with a diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia and died of cardiac arrest. Later it became known that pneumonia was caused by cirrhosis of the liver.

Oleg was a very delicate person, even the closest people, he did not talk about his serious illness, so the colleagues and friends of the musician, learning about his death, were in shock.

Ilya Glazunov (June 10, 1930 - July 9, 2017)

July 9, the painter Ilya Glazunov passed away. For 30 years he was the rector of the Academy of Painting of Russia, wrote many paintings in the genre of historical painting.

Chester Bennington (March 20, 1976 - July 20, 2017)

The soloist of the famous punk band Linkin Park died at the age of 42 years. The cause of death was suicide. The musician hanged himself in his house on July 20 - the birthday of his best friend Chris Cornell, who two months earlier also laid his hands on himself.

Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 - July 31, 2017)

Jeanne Moreau - one of the most famous actresses of French cinema. According to the critic Jeanette Vincento, "if Brigitte Bordeaux was the embodiment of sensuality, and Catherine Deneuve - of elegance, then Jeanne Moreau was the ideal of intellectual femininity." The actress died at the age of 89 in her apartment in Paris.

Vera Glagoleva (January 31, 1956 - August 16, 2017)

August 16, the whole country was shocked by the news of the death of the actress Vera Glagoleva. Vera Vitalievna died in one of the German clinics, unable to defeat stomach cancer. She was 61 years old.

Despite the lack of acting education, Vera Glagoleva brilliantly, with deep psychologism, embodied on the screen her characters. Usually she was given the role of fragile, but purposeful women.

Stella Baranovskaya (July 26, 1987 - September 4, 2017)

The young actress, who had just started her career, died at the age of 30 in terrible agony. Stella was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She still has a little son.

Rada Zmihnovskaya (? - September 14, 2017)

The ex-soloist of band Band'Eros, Rada Zmihnovskaya, died of a stroke in California, where she was staying with a friend. Little is known about Rada's life, no one even knows what year she was born in: according to one data, at the time of her death she was 38 years old, on the other 51.

Natalia Yunnikova (February 25, 1980 - September 26, 2017)

On September 26, Natalia Yunnikova, the performer of Vasilisa's role in the series "Return of Mukhtar", died. The actress fell in her house and, after receiving a head injury, lost consciousness. Four days later she died in intensive care, never recovered. Yunnikova remained 11-year-old son, whom she raised alone. Now the boy is brought up by his father.

Hugh Hefner (April 9, 1926 - September 27, 2017)

The 91-year-old founder of the magazine Playboy died on September 27. He was buried at Westwood Cemetery, next to Marilyn Monroe, a woman whom she always admired.

Yegor Klinaev (April 10, 1999 - September 27, 2017)

18-year-old actor Yegor Klinayev, known for his role in the popular youth series "Fizruk", was the victim of a monstrous confluence of circumstances. He got out of his car to help the crash participants, and was hit by a passing car.

Dmitry Maryanov (December 1, 1969 - October 15, 2017)

On October 15, actor Dmitry Marianov, who was in the rehabilitation center "Phoenix", suddenly felt sick. When he was brought to the hospital, it was too late: doctors stated death ... According to experts, its cause was a severed thrombus.

Mikhail Zadornov (July 21, 1948 - November 10, 2017)

All the beloved satirist Mikhail Zadornov died after a long struggle with oncology, before he reached his 70th anniversary. A few months before his death, Mikhail Nikolaevich took Orthodoxy, although he had lived in accordance with the laws of paganism.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (October 16, 1962 - November 22, 2017)

The famous Russian baritone, applauded by opera theaters around the world, died of a brain tumor. Thanks to his incredible voice, the appearance of the epic hero and the courage with which the performer struggled with the disease, he will forever remain in the hearts of his admirers.

Leonid Bronevoy (December 17, 1928 - December 9, 2017)

After the screenings of the film "Seventeen Moments of Spring" Leonid Bronevo became a star, but he always remained indifferent to fame and in life was a modest, absolutely unglamorous person. He eschewed fans and never sought to enjoy his popularity. Leonid Sergeyevich died on December 9, 8 days before his 89th birthday. Before he died, he asked for ice cream.