2017 in Latvia

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Events in the year 2017 in Latvia.

Incumbents

• President: Raimonds Vējonis
• Prime Minister: Māris Kučinskis

Events

• 22 July – the Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 was held in Riga, with Latvia placing third.[1]

Deaths

Gido Kokars

• 21 January – Biruta Baumane, painter (born 1922).[2]

• 10 March – Gido Kokars, conductor (born 1921).[3]

• 8 August — Pēteris Plakidis, composer (born 1947).[4]

• 15 August — Gunārs Birkerts, architect (born 1925).[5]

• 10 September — Konstantins Pupurs, historian, linguist, political scientist and activist (born 1964).[6]

• 7 December — Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere, operatic soprano (born 1923).[7]

References

1. Granger, Anthony (22 July 2017). "Slovenia's Carmen Manet Wins Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
2. "94 gadu vecumā mirusi izcilā latviešu gleznotāja Biruta Baumane" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
3. "Legendary choir conductor passes away". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
4. Edgars Raginskis (8 August 2017). "In memoriam. Pēteris Plakidis" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
5. Blair Kamin (15 August 2017). "Gunnar Birkerts, acclaimed Midwestern architect, dies at 92". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
6. "Aiziet drosmīgs Latvijas patriots" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
7. "Mūžībā aizgājusi operdziedātāja Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.