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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, and record producer (1924–1997).
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Soviet footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Baku.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 51 years old in Baku.
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Ivan Graziani
Italian recording artist; singer (1945–1997).
Born October 6th, 1945 in Teramo. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Novafeltria (colorectal cancer).
Jagmohan Kaur
Musical artist (1948-1997).
Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
P. H. Newby
English novelist and broadcasting administrator (1918–1997).
Born June 25th, 1918 in Crowborough.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Garsington.
Thies Christophersen
German holocaust denier (1918–1997).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Kiel.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 79 years old in Molfsee.
Bozorg Alavi
Writer, novelist and activist (1904-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Tehran.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 93 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dulce María Loynaz
Cuban writer (1902–1997).
Born December 10th, 1902 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Havana (cardiac arrest).
Cyril Toumanoff
Russian-born georgian historian and genealogist (1913-1997).
Born October 13th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
Renuka Ray
Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician.
Born January 4th, 1904.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 93 years old
Robert Herman
American astronomer (1914–1997).
Born August 29th, 1914 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Austin.
George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Wallingford.
Died September 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Peruvian guerrilla leader (1953-1997).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Lima.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Lima (gunshot wound).
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and gdr dissident.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 59 years old in Thumby, Sieseby (colorectal cancer).
Milton Cato
Prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines (1915-1997).
Born June 3rd, 1915 in Saint Vincent.
Died February 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kingstown.
Thomas Carr
American film and television director (1907-1997).
Born July 4th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Ventura.
Qin Jiwei
Chinese general (1914–1997).
Born November 16th, 1914 in Hong'an County.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 82 years old in Beijing.
Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov
Chechen writer (1908–1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Chechnya.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Munich.
Rod Milburn
American athlete (1950–1997).
Born May 18th, 1950 in Opelousas. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1997 at 47 years old in Port Hudson.
Laurean Rugambwa
Catholic cardinal (1912–1997).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Tanzania.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 85 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Françoise Prévost
French actress (1929-1997).
Born January 13th, 1929 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 68 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
Deaths 376 to 400 of 722
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