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.
Deaths
21 January – Biruta Baumane, painter (born 1922). 10 March – Gido Kokars, conductor (born 1921). 8 August — Pēteris Plakidis, composer (born 1947). 15 August — Gunārs Birkerts, architect (born 1925). 10 September — Konstantins Pupurs, historian, linguist, political scientist and activist (born 1964). 7 December — Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere, operatic soprano (born 1923).
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