July 13, 2017 Writers Liu Xiaobo Chinese writer and human rights activist Died on Thursday July 13th 2017 Other writersJohn Flanagan Australian fantasy author dead at age 81Beppe Sebaste Italian writer, poet, and journalist dead at age 66Yalçın Küçük Turkish socialist writer, economist and historian dead at age 87Gabriel Rosenstock public figure dead at age 76Michail Belchev Bulgarian singer and poet dead at age 79Piero Antonio Toma Italian journalist, writer and publisher dead at age 91Josep Piera Spanish poet and author dead at age 78Rusmir Mahmutćehajić Bosnian writer and politician dead at age 77Zori Balayan Armenian writer dead at age 91Nanni Cagnone Italian poet dead at age 86More from ChinaYangling Dorje Chinese politician, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPCC dead at age 95Chen Lihua Chinese property developer dead at age 85Ling Liong Sik Politician, physician dead at age 82Lin Yuan-lang Taiwanese politician, magistrate of Nantou County dead at age 85Henry Lee (forensic scientist) Taiwanese-American forensic scientist and biochemist dead at age 87Wu Dexin Chinese materials scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences dead at age 89Agosto Machado American performance artist diesYuk L. Yung Chinese-born American planetary scientist dead at age 79Donald Liao Hong Kong civil servant and architect dead at age 96Keith Ingham English jazz pianist dead at age 88More from July 13, 2017Tod SloanBill BairdJohn QuinnSusanna Au-yeungDick McInnesChuck BlazerTamara MiansarovaJoseph Fire CrowAbd al-Majid al-RafeiFresh Kid Ice Tags 13 July 2017 2017-07-13 China July 13 July 2017 Liu Writers Xiaobo ←Abd al-Majid al-Rafei Fresh Kid Ice→