Died February 2017

Retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, a co-author of “We Were Soldiers Once … and Young,” died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Auburn, Alabama, according to multiple news sources. He was …

International soccer star played for Ajax Amsterdam.

Mike Ilitch, founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of Tigers and Red Wings, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Detroit, according to multiple news sources. He was 87.

Don McNelly, an internationally renowned runner who completed 744 marathons, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, according to the Richard H. Keenan Funeral Home in Fairport, New York. McNelly was 96. …

The British scientist was co-winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize for his work in inventing the revolutionary MRI scanner.

Alec McCowen, a British actor who was a Broadway and West End star, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 91.

Hans Rosling, a Swedish medical doctor and statistician who made data come alive during worldwide presentations, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in Uppsala, Sweden, according to multiple news sources. He …

Richard Hatch, the actor who starred in the original 1970s “Battlestar Galactica” TV series and returned in a new role for its acclaimed 2000s reboot, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. …

“Professor” Irwin Corey, the classic comedian billed as the World’s Foremost Authority, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. He was 102.

Joost van der Westhuizen, the rugby legend who won a World Cup with South Africa in 1995, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 45. …