In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Justinas Lagunavičius
Lithuanian basketball player (1924–1997).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died July 15th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kaunas.
Natallia Arsiennieva
Belarusian poet (1903-1997).
Born September 20th, 1903 in Baku.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 93 years old in Rochester.
Walter Behrendt
German politician (1914-1997).
Born September 18th, 1914 in Dortmund.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Dortmund.
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.
Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Egyptian writer (1911-1997).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Alois Hudec
Czech sport gymnast (1908-1997).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Račice.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 88 years old in Prague.
Kārlis Irbītis
Latvian aircraft designer (1904–1997).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 92 years old in Saint-Laurent.
Francisco Aramburu
Brazilian footballer and manager (1922-1997).
Born January 7th, 1922 in Uruguaiana.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Jack Archer
English sprinter (1921–1997).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died July 29th, 1997 at 75 years old in Cheltenham.
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).
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.
Sergei Filatov
Soviet equestrian (1926–1997).
Born September 25th, 1926 in Lysye Gory.
Died April 3rd, 1997 at 70 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.
Ken Richardson
British racecar driver (1911-1997).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Bourne.
Died June 27th, 1997 at 85 years old in Bourne.
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]
Fritz Schär
Swiss racing cyclist (1926–1997).
Born March 13th, 1926 in Wagenhausen.
Died September 29th, 1997 at 71 years old in Frauenfeld.
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Soviet gymnast (1922–1997).
Born December 2nd, 1922.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Said Brahimi
French footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 4th, 1931 in Annaba.
Died December 27th, 1997 at 66 years old in Annaba.
Michael Peter
Field hockey player (1949-1997).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Heidelberg.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 48 years old in Leimen.
René Bihel
French footballer (1916-1997).
Born September 2nd, 1916 in Montivilliers.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Blois.
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
Deaths 576 to 600 of 722
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø