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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Jean Dréville
Film director (1906-1997).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Vitry-sur-Seine.
Died March 5th, 1997 at 90 years old in Vallangoujard.
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez
Cuban politician (1913-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1913 in Cienfuegos.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Elena Mayorova
Soviet and russian actress (1958-1997).
Born May 30th, 1958 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Ngiratkel Etpison
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, republican presidential candidate (1925-1997).
Died August 1st, 1997 at 72 years old in Riverside.
Stephan Hermlin
German writer and translator (1915-1997).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Chemnitz.
Died April 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Ignazio Buttitta
Italian poet (1899–1997).
Born September 19th, 1899 in Bagheria.
Died April 5th, 1997 at 97 years old in Bagheria.
Veikko Vennamo
Finnish politician (1913-1997).
Born June 11th, 1913 in Jaakkima. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1997 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson
Australian botanist (1925-1997).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Cheltenham.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 72 years old in St Leonards (cancer).
Lawrence Morgan
Australian sportsman (1915-1997).
Born February 5th, 1915 in Bundoora.
Died August 15th, 1997 at 82 years old in Victoria.
Voldemar Väli
Estonian wrestler (1903-1997).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Kuressaare.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Mikhail Yakushin
Russian footballer (1910-1997).
Born November 15th, 1910 in Moscow.
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Herman de Coninck
Belgian poet and journalist (1944-1997).
Born February 21st, 1944 in Mechelen.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 53 years old in Lisbon (cardiac arrest).
Leda Gloria
Actress (1908–1997).
Born August 30th, 1908 in Rome.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 88 years old in Rome.
Baltazar
Brazilian footballer and manager (1926–1997).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Santos.
Died March 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in São Paulo.
Stanley Stanczyk
American weightlifter (1925-1997).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Armstrong.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 72 years old in Miami.
Pat Hughes
English tennis player (1902–1997).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 94 years old in Walton-on-Thames.
Hans Bauer
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Munich.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 70 years old in Munich.
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Soviet film director, screenwriter, playwright (1908-1997).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Frank Parker
Us tennis player (1916–1997).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Milwaukee.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Diego.
Wally Wolf
American swimmer (1930-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died March 12th, 1997 at 66 years old in Santa Ynez.
Elena Altieri
Italian actress (1910-1997).
Born July 7th, 1910 in Stresa.
Died May 1st, 1997 at 86 years old in Stresa.
Chūhei Nambu
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field), coach, journalist (1904-1997).
Born May 27th, 1904 in Sapporo.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 93 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
Maria Wittek
Polish general (1899-1997).
Born August 16th, 1899 in Trębki.
Died April 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in Warsaw.
Mieczysław Jagielski
Polish politician (1924–1997).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Philip Hershkovitz
U.s. zoologist (1909–1997).
Born October 12th, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Chicago.
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