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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
George Turner
Australian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 15th, 1916 in Melbourne.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 80 years old in Ballarat.
Alexandru Bârlădeanu
Romanian economist.
Born January 25th, 1911 in Comrat.
Died November 13th, 1997 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Drummond Matthews
British geophysicist (1931–1997).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Porlock.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 66 years old in Taunton.
Kazumi Kawai
Japanese actor and singer (1964-1997).
Born July 9th, 1964 in Suginami.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 32 years old in Tokyo (falling).
Erich Eliskases
Austrian-argentinian chess player (1913-1997).
Born February 15th, 1913 in Innsbruck.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old in Córdoba.
Edmond Leburton
Belgian politician (1915-1997).
Born April 18th, 1915 in Lantremange.
Died June 15th, 1997 at 82 years old in Waremme. [ref]
Harold French
British actor and film director (1897–1997).
Born April 23rd, 1900 in London.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in London.
Jean Carlu
French artist (1900-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1900 in Bonnières-sur-Seine.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 96 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Michel Quoist
French writer (1921–1997).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Le Havre.
Died December 18th, 1997 at 76 years old in Le Havre (pancreatic cancer).
Benito Jacovitti
Italian cartoonist (1923–1997).
Born March 9th, 1923 in Termoli.
Died December 3rd, 1997 at 74 years old in Rome.
Osvaldo Soriano
Argentine writer and journalist (1943–1997).
Born January 6th, 1943 in Mar del Plata.
Died January 29th, 1997 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer).
André Boucourechliev
French composer of bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Sofia.
Died November 13th, 1997 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Çesk Zadeja
Albanian composer (1927-1997).
Born June 8th, 1927 in Shkodër.
Died August 15th, 1997 at 70 years old in Rome.
Eugène Guillevic
French writer (1907-1997).
Born August 5th, 1907 in Carnac.
Died March 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Julio Elías Musimessi
Argentine association football player (1924–1996).
Born June 15th, 1930 in Resistencia.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 67 years old in Morón.
Albín Brunovský
Czechoslovak graphic, illustrator and painter (1935-1997).
Born December 25th, 1935 in Zohor. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1997 at 61 years old in Bratislava.
Füreya Koral
Turkish artist (1910–1997).
Born June 2nd, 1910 in Büyükada.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Joan Coromines
Catalan lingüist (1905–1997).
Born March 21st, 1905 in Barcelona.
Died January 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Pineda de Mar.
Lewis White Beck
American philosopher (1913-1997).
Born September 26th, 1913 in Griffin.
Died June 7th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rochester.
Hédi Berkhissa
Tunisian association football player (1972-1997).
Born June 28th, 1972 in Remla.
Died January 4th, 1997 at 24 years old in Tunis (myocardial infarction).
Norman Pirie
British biochemist (1907-1997).
Born July 1st, 1907 in Torrance.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 89 years old in Harpenden.
Georgy Shonin
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-1997).
Born August 3rd, 1935 in Rovenky.
Died April 7th, 1997 at 61 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (myocardial infarction).
Anita Conti
French photographer and explorer (1899–1997).
Born May 17th, 1899 in Ermont.
Died December 25th, 1997 at 98 years old in Douarnenez. [ref]
Susanna Al-Hassan
Ghanaian politician and writer (1927–1997).
Born November 20th, 1927 in Tamale.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 69 years old
Paul K. Benedict
American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist (1912–1997).
Born July 5th, 1912 in Poughkeepsie.
Died July 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Ormond Beach (traffic collision).
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