2017 in Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Latvian history ← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in Latvia → 2018 2019 2020 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Latvian history Events in the year 2017 in Latvia. 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 ↑ Granger, Anthony (22 July 2017). "Slovenia's Carmen Manet Wins Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017. ↑ "94 gadu vecumā mirusi izcilā latviešu gleznotāja Biruta Baumane" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017. ↑ "Legendary choir conductor passes away". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017. ↑ Edgars Raginskis (8 August 2017). "In memoriam. Pēteris Plakidis" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 3 January 2018. ↑ Blair Kamin (15 August 2017). "Gunnar Birkerts, acclaimed Midwestern architect, dies at 92". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2018. ↑ "Aiziet drosmīgs Latvijas patriots" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018. ↑ "Mūžībā aizgājusi operdziedātāja Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere" (in Latvian). Latvijas Avīze. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018. vteYears in Latvia (1918–present) Pre-1918 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 vte2017 in EuropeSovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City States with limitedrecognition Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
