In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
Shamo Quaye
Football player (1971-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1971 in Tema.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 26 years old in Tema.
Werner Abrolat
German actor (1924-1997).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sovetsk.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 73 years old in Munich.
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).
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.
Susanna Al-Hassan
Ghanaian politician and writer (1927–1997).
Born November 20th, 1927 in Tamale.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 69 years old
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.
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.
Esin Engin
Turkish actor and musician (1945–1997).
Died May 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Istanbul (leukemia).
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).
Michael Voslenski
Soviet dissident (1920-1997).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Berdiansk.
Died February 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Bonn.
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).
Veriko Anjaparidze
Georgian actress (1897-1987).
Born October 6th, 1900 in Kutaisi.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 96 years old in Tbilisi.
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).
Romano Amerio
Roman catholic theologian (1905–1997).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Lugano.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Lugano.
Füreya Koral
Turkish artist (1910–1997).
Born June 2nd, 1910 in Büyükada.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Camilla Spira
Actress (1906-1997).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 91 years old in Berlin.
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.
Willy den Ouden
Dutch swimmer (1918-1997).
Born January 1st, 1918 in Rotterdam.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Tamara Makarova
Soviet actress (1907–1997).
Born August 13th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Canetti
French businessman (1909-1997).
Born May 30th, 1909 in Ruse. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1997 at 88 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
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.
Aurelio González
Paraguayan footballer (1905-1997).
Born September 25th, 1905 in Luque.
Died July 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Luque.
Heiner Carow
German film director (1929–1997).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Rostock.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Stephan Hermlin
German writer and translator (1915-1997).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Chemnitz.
Died April 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 720
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce