In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
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.
Jean Dréville
Film director (1906-1997).
Born September 20th, 1906 in Vitry-sur-Seine.
Died March 5th, 1997 at 90 years old in Vallangoujard.
Ngiratkel Etpison
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, republican presidential candidate (1925-1997).
Died August 1st, 1997 at 72 years old in Riverside.
Ignazio Buttitta
Italian poet (1899–1997).
Born September 19th, 1899 in Bagheria.
Died April 5th, 1997 at 97 years old in Bagheria.
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.
Veikko Vennamo
Finnish politician (1913-1997).
Born June 11th, 1913 in Jaakkima. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1997 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
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.
Hans Bauer
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Munich.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 70 years old in Munich.
Wally Wolf
American swimmer (1930-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died March 12th, 1997 at 66 years old in Santa Ynez.
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.
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.
Elena Altieri
Italian actress (1910-1997).
Born July 7th, 1910 in Stresa.
Died May 1st, 1997 at 86 years old in Stresa.
Maria Wittek
Polish general (1899-1997).
Born August 16th, 1899 in Trębki.
Died April 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in Warsaw.
Stanley Stanczyk
American weightlifter (1925-1997).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Armstrong.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 72 years old in Miami.
Philip Hershkovitz
U.s. zoologist (1909–1997).
Born October 12th, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Chūhei Nambu
Japanese triple jumper, long jumper (track and field), coach, journalist (1904-1997).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Sapporo.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 93 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
Mieczysław Jagielski
Polish politician (1924–1997).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Voldemar Väli
Estonian wrestler (1903-1997).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Kuressaare.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Basri Dirimlili
Turkish association football player (1929–1997).
Born June 7th, 1929 in Silistra. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1997 at 68 years old in Turkey.
Ferenc Sipos
Hungarian footballer (1932–1997).
Born December 13th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Pierre Gascar
French writer (1916–1997).
Born March 13th, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 80 years old in Lons-le-Saunier.
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain