In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
James Boyd
American professional boxer.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Rocky Mount.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 66 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
James Couttet
Alpine skier (1921–1997).
Born July 6th, 1921 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Died November 13th, 1997 at 76 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Kurt Stöpel
German cyclist.
Born March 12th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died June 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Sung Nak-woon
South korean footballer (1926-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 71 years old in Seoul.
Lyman Bradford Smith
U.s. botanist (1904-1997).
Born September 11th, 1904 in Winchester.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Chilean botanist (1901–1997).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Valdivia.
Died July 17th, 1997 at 95 years old in Santiago.
Yevgeni Mayorov
Ice hockey player (1938–1997).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
William Martínez
Uruguayan footballer (1928-1997).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Pueblo Victoria.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 69 years old
Marie Bedford
Swimmer (1907-1997).
Born March 27th, 1907 in South Africa.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 90 years old in Durban. [ref]
Juan Félix Sánchez
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997).
Born May 16th, 1900 in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]
John Amdisen
Danish footballer (1934-1997).
Born July 8th, 1934 in Aarhus.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 62 years old
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Czech gymnast (1913–1997).
Born June 27th, 1913 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Tom Søndergaard
Danish footballer (1944-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Copenhagen.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 53 years old in Frederikssund.
László Szabados
Swimmer (1911-1992).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Subotica.
Died October 17th, 1997 at 86 years old [ref]
Rowland George
British rower (1905-1997).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Bath.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 92 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Karol Borhy
Slovak football manager (1912-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 84 years old in Lučenec.
Sipan Shiraz
Armenian poet (1967-1997).
Born June 25th, 1967 in Yerevan.
Died April 15th, 1997 at 29 years old in Yerevan.
Albert Heremans
Belgian footballer (1906-1997).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Merchtem.
Died December 15th, 1997 at 91 years old
Karl Kainberger
Austrian footballer (1912-1997).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Salzburg.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Inge Wersin-Lantschner
Austrian alpine skier (1905-1997).
Born January 26th, 1905 in Innsbruck.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 92 years old in Innsbruck.
Alfredo dos Santos
Brazilian association football player (1920–1997).
Born January 1st, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Fyodor Simashev
Cross-country skier (1945-1997).
Born March 13th, 1945 in Yuğarı Bağrac.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 52 years old in Zäy.
Paul Egli
Swiss racing cyclist (1911–1997).
Born August 18th, 1911 in Dürnten.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 85 years old in Dürnten.
Deaths 626 to 650 of 720
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci