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In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
Reinhard Lauck
German footballer (1946–1997).
Born September 16th, 1946 in Sielow.
Died October 22nd, 1997 at 51 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Lisl Goldarbeiter
Austrian model (1909–1997).
Born March 23rd, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 14th, 1997 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Heinz Kaufmann
German rower (1913–1997).
Born September 20th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 1997 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Zaur Kaloyev
Soviet footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1997 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Yevgeni Lebedev
Soviet and russian theater and film actor, drama teacher (1917—1997).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Balakovo.
Died June 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Masuo Ikeda
Japanese artist (1934–1997).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Shenyang.
Died March 8th, 1997 at 63 years old
Francis Johnson
Basketball player (1910–1997).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Chesterfield.
Lars Ahlin
Swedish author and aesthetiian (1915–1997).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Sundsvall.
Died March 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Västerled.
Paul Guth
French writer.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Ossun.
Died October 29th, 1997 at 87 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Tadeusz Janczar
Actor (1926-1997).
Born April 25th, 1926 in Warsaw.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet (1905–1997).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem.
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld.
Cecil Smith
Figure skater (1908–1997).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died November 9th, 1997 at 89 years old
Yulii Meitus
Ukrainian composer (1903-1997).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Kyiv.
Claude Tresmontant
French philosopher (1925–1997).
Born August 5th, 1925 in Paris.
Died April 16th, 1997 at 71 years old in Suresnes.
Aníbal Tarabini
Argentine association football player (1941-1997).
Born August 4th, 1941 in La Plata.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 55 years old in Berazategui (traffic collision).
Werner Aspenström
Swedish writer and poet (1918–1997).
Born November 13th, 1918 in Smedjebacken Municipality.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Marjorie Best
American hollywood costume designer (1903-1997).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Jacksonville.
Died June 14th, 1997 at 94 years old in Toluca Lake.
Käthe Gold
Austrian actress (1907-1997).
Born February 11th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died October 11th, 1997 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Antoine Cuissard
French footballer (1924-1997).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Saint-Étienne.
Died November 3rd, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Brieuc.
Frunze Dovlatyan
Soviet actor and film director (1927-1997).
Died August 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Jacques Pollet
Racecar driver.
Born July 28th, 1922 in Roubaix.
Died August 16th, 1997 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
John Merricks
English sailor (1971–1997).
Born February 16th, 1971 in Leicester.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 26 years old in Punta Ala (traffic collision).
Pierre Chatenet
French politician (1917–1997).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Paris.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 80 years old in Tavers.
Kārlis Irbītis
Latvian aircraft designer (1904–1997).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 92 years old in Saint-Laurent.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 720
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr