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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927–1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Gustav Richter
Ss officer (1912-1997).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Stadtprozelten.
Died June 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Kaiserslautern.
Alba de Céspedes
Cuban-italian writer and poet.
Born March 11th, 1911 in Rome.
Died November 14th, 1997 at 86 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Luther George Simjian
American-armenian inventor.
Born January 28th, 1905 in Gaziantep.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 92 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Jacinto Quincoces
Spanish footballer (1905-1997).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Barakaldo.
Died May 10th, 1997 at 91 years old in Valencia.
Paul Préboist
French actor (1927-1997).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Paris.
Ave Ninchi
Italian actress (1915–1997).
Born December 14th, 1915 in Ancona.
Died November 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Trieste.
Frank Baumholtz
American baseball player.
Born October 7th, 1918 in Midvale. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 79 years old in Winter Springs.
Riza Lushta
Yugoslavian footballer (1916–1997).
Born February 2nd, 1916 in Mitrovica.
Died February 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Turin.
Myfanwy Piper
Librettist and art critic (1911-1997).
Born March 28th, 1911 in London.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 85 years old in Fawley Bottom.
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging to death).
Robert Ambelain
French essayist (1907–1997).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 27th, 1997 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Siegfried Flügge
German physicist (1912–1997).
Born March 16th, 1912 in Dresden.
Died December 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Hinterzarten.
Ruslan Stratonovich
Russian mathematician (1930–1997).
Born May 31st, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 13th, 1997 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Roger Marche
French association football player (1924-1997).
Born March 5th, 1924 in Villers-Semeuse.
Died November 1st, 1997 at 73 years old in Charleville-Mézières.
Boris Novikov
Soviet actor (1925–1997).
Born July 13th, 1925 in Ryazhsk.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
Carl Richard Jacobi
American writer (1908-1997).
Born July 10th, 1908 in Minneapolis.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 89 years old in St. Louis Park.
Rawya Ateya
Egyptian politician and officer.
Born April 19th, 1926 in Giza Governorate.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 71 years old
Valery Obodzinsky
Russian singer (1942-1997).
Born January 24th, 1942 in Odesa.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 55 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Hendrik Brugmans
Dutch politician (1906-1997).
Born December 13th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died March 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Bruges.
Robert Pinget
Franco-swiss writer (1919–1997).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Geneva.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Tours.
Mina Rees
American mathematician (1902–1997).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City.
Zdeněk Mlynář
Czech politic writer, political analyst and lawyer (1930-1997).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Vysoké Mýto. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1997 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer (1908–1997).
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe