In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
Alois Hudec
Czech sport gymnast (1908-1997).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Račice.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 88 years old in Prague.
Walter Behrendt
German politician (1914-1997).
Born September 18th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Dortmund.
Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Egyptian writer (1911-1997).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Hans Quest
German actor (1915–1997).
Born August 20th, 1915 in Herford.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Munich (cancer).
Nándor Wagner
Hungarian sculptor, painter (1922-1997).
Born October 7th, 1922 in Oradea.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 75 years old in Mooka.
Poul Petersen
Danish footballer (1921-1997).
Born April 11th, 1921 in Copenhagen.
Died May 31st, 1997 at 76 years old in Tisvildeleje.
Mikhail Anikushin
Russian artist (1917-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Natallia Arsiennieva
Belarusian poet (1903-1997).
Born September 20th, 1903 in Baku.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 93 years old in Rochester.
Guido Vincenzi
Italian footballer and manager (1932-1997).
Born July 14th, 1932 in Quistello.
Died August 14th, 1997 at 65 years old in Milan (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
George Roth
Gymnast (1911-1997).
Born April 25th, 1911 in Los Angeles.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 86 years old in Studio City.
Sergei Filatov
Soviet equestrian (1926–1997).
Born September 25th, 1926 in Lysye Gory.
Died April 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Fritz Schär
Swiss racing cyclist (1926–1997).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Wagenhausen.
Died September 29th, 1997 at 71 years old in Frauenfeld.
Said Brahimi
French footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 4th, 1931 in Annaba.
Died December 27th, 1997 at 66 years old in Annaba.
Ken Richardson
British racecar driver (1911-1997).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Bourne.
Died June 27th, 1997 at 85 years old in Bourne.
Justinas Lagunavičius
Lithuanian basketball player (1924–1997).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died July 15th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Soviet gymnast (1922–1997).
Born December 2nd, 1922.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Pedro Zaballa
Spanish footballer (1938-1997).
Born July 29th, 1938 in Castro Urdiales.
Died June 4th, 1997 at 58 years old in Oviedo.
Jack Wilson
British professional rower (1914-1997).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Bristol.
Died February 16th, 1997 at 82 years old in Devon.
Sergio Bravo
Mexican footballer (1927–1997).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died April 9th, 1997 at 69 years old
René Bihel
French footballer (1916-1997).
Born September 2nd, 1916 in Montivilliers.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Blois.
Jack Archer
English sprinter (1921–1997).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died July 29th, 1997 at 75 years old in Cheltenham.
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Asnoldo Devonish
Athletics competitor (1932–1997).
Born June 15th, 1932 in Maracaibo.
Died January 1st, 1997 at 64 years old in Caracas.
Lars Bergendahl
Norwegian cross country skier (1909-1997).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Sørkedalen. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old [ref]
Manuel Tuñón de Lara
Spanish historian (1915-1997).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 81 years old in Leioa.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 720
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene