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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Bärbel Inhelder
Swiss psychologist (1913-1997).
Born April 15th, 1913 in St. Gallen.
Died February 16th, 1997 at 83 years old in Visp.
Salvador Artigas
Spanish footballer (1913–1997).
Born February 23rd, 1913 in Barcelona.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Benidorm.
Georgi Yumatov
Soviet and russian actor (1926–1997).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1997 at 71 years old in Moscow (aneurysm).
Dan Barry
Cartoonist (1923-1997).
Born July 11th, 1923 in Long Branch.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 73 years old
Kim Ki-soo
South korean boxer.
Born September 17th, 1939 in Pukchong County.
Died June 10th, 1997 at 57 years old in Seoul (liver cancer).
Werner Abrolat
German actor (1924-1997).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sovetsk.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 73 years old in Munich.
Shamo Quaye
Football player (1971-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1971 in Tema.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 26 years old in Tema.
Gösta Bohman
Swedish politician (1911-1997).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 86 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Henryk Bista
Polish actor and pedagogue (1934–1997).
Born March 12th, 1934 in Ruda Śląska.
Died October 8th, 1997 at 63 years old in Warsaw.
Heikki Savolainen
Finnish physician and artistic gymnast (1907–1997).
Born September 28th, 1907 in Joensuu.
Died November 29th, 1997 at 90 years old in Kajaani.
Veriko Anjaparidze
Georgian actress (1897-1987).
Born October 6th, 1900 in Kutaisi.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 96 years old in Tbilisi.
Ondino Viera
Uruguayan football manager (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Cerro Largo Department.
Died June 27th, 1997 at 95 years old in Montevideo.
Claude Roy
French poet, essayist and journalist (1915-1997).
Born August 28th, 1915 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Tamara Makarova
Soviet actress (1907–1997).
Born August 13th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Camilla Spira
Actress (1906-1997).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 91 years old in Berlin.
Willy den Ouden
Dutch swimmer (1918-1997).
Born January 1st, 1918 in Rotterdam.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Romano Amerio
Roman catholic theologian (1905–1997).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Lugano.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Lugano.
Esin Engin
Turkish actor and musician (1945–1997).
Died May 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Istanbul (leukemia).
Michael Voslenski
Soviet dissident (1920-1997).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Berdiansk.
Died February 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Vidoe Podgorec
Macedonian writer and poet (1934–1997).
Born June 8th, 1934 in Kolešino.
Died April 14th, 1997 at 62 years old in Skopje.
Aurelio González
Paraguayan footballer (1905-1997).
Born September 25th, 1905 in Luque.
Died July 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Luque.
Jacques Canetti
French businessman (1909-1997).
Born May 30th, 1909 in Ruse. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1997 at 88 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Heiner Carow
German film director (1929–1997).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Rostock.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Bram Appel
Dutch football player and manager (1921–1997).
Born November 30th, 1921 in Rotterdam.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 75 years old in Geleen.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 722
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