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In the year 1997
664 Notable deaths
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
Emily Hahn
American writer (1905–1997).
Born January 14th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Allan Edwall
Actor, film director (1924-1997).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön's parish. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Stockholm (prostate cancer). [ref]
Seni Pramoj
Thai politician (1905-1997).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bangkok.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Bangkok (cancer).
Alexandra Danilova
American ballet dancer (1903–1997).
Born November 20th, 1903 in Petergof. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1997 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mate Boban
Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).
Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).
David Warbeck
Film actor (1941-1997).
Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Miguel Ángel Blanco
Spanish politician (1968-1997).
Died July 13th, 1997 at 29 years old in Lasarte-Oria (deliberate murder). [ref]
Veselin Đuranović
President of montenegro (1925-1997).
Born May 17th, 1925 in Danilovgrad.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Danilovgrad.
Jennifer Holt
American actress (1920-1997).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Hollywood.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Dorset (cancer).
Jean Hoerni
American businessman (1924–1997).
Born September 26th, 1924 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 1997 at 72 years old in Seattle.
Kunihiko Kodaira
Japanese mathematician (1915–1997).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Kofu.
Matrika Prasad Koirala
Nepalese politician and former prime minister (1912–1997).
Born January 1st, 1912 in Varanasi.
Died September 11th, 1997 at 85 years old in Kathmandu.
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
Friedrich von Mellenthin
German general (1904-1997).
Born August 30th, 1904 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Johannesburg.
Jean Françaix
French composer and pianist.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Le Mans. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1997 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ganesh Man Singh
Nepali politician (1915–1997).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Kathmandu. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kathmandu.
James Robert Baker
American author (1946–1997).
Born October 18th, 1946 in Long Beach.
Died November 5th, 1997 at 51 years old in Pacific Palisades (asphyxia).
Judith Merril
American science fiction writer and editor (1923-1997).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Boston.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 74 years old in Toronto.
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer (1924–1997).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Colombian lawyer and politician (1923-1997).
Born November 14th, 1923 in Neiva.
Died August 21st, 1997 at 73 years old in Bogotá.
Dick van Dijk
Dutch footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Gouda.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 51 years old in Nice (infectious disease).
Otto John
German resistance member (1909-1997).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Marburg.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 88 years old in Innsbruck.
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.
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