A report on January 3, 2017, 1980, 1917 and 1960

January 3 – Igor Volk, Ukrainian-born Russian cosmonaut (b. 1937)

1917 – Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)

1960 – Russell Spence, English racing driver

1980 – Bryan Clay, American decathlete

January 3

February 4 – Yahya Khan, 3rd President of Pakistan (d. 1980)

Dorothy Stratten, Canadian model and actress (d. 1980)

May 6 – Steven Holcomb, American Olympic bobsledder (b. 1980)

Giovanni Benedetti, Italian Catholic prelate (d. 2017)

March 29 – Hiromi Tsuru, Japanese voice actress (d. 2017)

Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor (b. 1960)

2017 – H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958)

June Foray, American voice actress (b. 1917)

Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (d. 2017)

Hazza' al-Majali, 22nd & 32nd Prime Minister of Jordan (d. 1960)

January 3 – Victor Sjöström, Swedish actor (b. 1879)

January 3 – Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (b. 1910; murdered)

Óscar Romero, Salvadorian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1917)

Hazza' al-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1917)

August 14 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and model (b. 1960)