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In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
Iranian writer (1892-1997).
Born January 13th, 1892 in Isfahan.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 105 years old in Geneva.
Robert Simpson
English composer and bbc producer and broadcaster (1921–1997).
Born March 2nd, 1921 in Leamington Spa.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Tralee.
Linda Stirling
American model and actress (1921-1997).
Born October 11th, 1921 in Long Beach.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Paul Carell
Ss officer, german writer and politician (1911-1997).
Born November 2nd, 1911 in Kelbra.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 85 years old in Rottach-Egern.
Verna Hillie
American actress (1914-1997).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Hancock.
Died October 6th, 1997 at 83 years old in Fairfield (stroke).
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917–1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
Jarl Kulle
Swedish actor (1927-1997).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Ekeby parish. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Roslags Kulla (bone cancer).
Daniil Shafran
Russian cellist (1923–1997).
Born January 13th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Bengt Danielsson
Swedish ethnographer and anthropologist (1921–1997).
Born July 6th, 1921 in Krokek.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Danilo Dolci
Italian author, sociologist, social activist (1924-1997).
Born June 28th, 1924 in Sežana.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 73 years old in Trappeto (cardiac arrest).
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914–1997).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
Georges Marchal
French actor (1920-1997).
Born January 10th, 1920 in Nancy.
Died November 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in Maurens.
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zurich (stroke).
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter (1926–1997).
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton.
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Kathrine Taylor
American writer (1903–1997).
Born August 19th, 1903 in Portland.
Died July 14th, 1997 at 93 years old in Hennepin County.
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997).
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
Polish politician (1909-1997).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Bliżyn. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1997 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bert Haanstra
Dutch film director (1916-1997).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Rijssen-Holten.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 81 years old in Hilversum.
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Sri lankan prime minister (1902-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1902 in Galle.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 94 years old in Galle.
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Walpola Rahula
Sri lankan philosopher (1907–1997).
Born May 9th, 1907 in Walpola. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 90 years old in Colombo.
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Soviet footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Baku.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 51 years old in Baku.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 720
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