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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Émile Stijnen
Belgian footballer (1907-1997).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died March 27th, 1997 at 89 years old
Vladimir Sukharev
Athletics competitor (1924-1997).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Korday.
Died April 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Charlotte van Pallandt
Dutch painter and sculptor (1898-1997).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Arnhem.
Died July 30th, 1997 at 98 years old in Noordwijk.
Lyman Bradford Smith
U.s. botanist (1904-1997).
Born September 11th, 1904 in Winchester.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Henk Plenter
Dutch footballer (1913-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Groningen.
Died May 12th, 1997 at 83 years old in Groningen.
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.
James Boyd
American professional boxer.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Rocky Mount.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 66 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Warner Tjardus Koiter
Dutch mechanical engineer and professor of applied mechanics (1914-1997).
Born June 16th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old in Delft.
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.
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.
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Chilean botanist (1901–1997).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Valdivia.
Died July 17th, 1997 at 95 years old in Santiago.
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.
Kurt Stöpel
German cyclist.
Born March 12th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died June 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Czech gymnast (1913–1997).
Born June 27th, 1913 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Marie Bedford
Swimmer (1907-1997).
Born March 27th, 1907 in South Africa.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 90 years old in Durban. [ref]
John Amdisen
Danish footballer (1934-1997).
Born July 8th, 1934 in Aarhus.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 62 years old
Tom Søndergaard
Danish footballer (1944-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Copenhagen.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 53 years old in Frederikssund.
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Vladimir Vengerov
Soviet film director (1920-1997).
Born January 11th, 1920 in Saratov.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rowland George
British rower (1905-1997).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Bath.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 92 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Sipan Shiraz
Armenian poet (1967-1997).
Born June 25th, 1967 in Yerevan.
Died April 15th, 1997 at 29 years old in Yerevan.
Karol Borhy
Slovak football manager (1912-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 84 years old in Lučenec.
László Szabados
Swimmer (1911-1992).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Subotica.
Died October 17th, 1997 at 86 years old [ref]
Albert Heremans
Belgian footballer (1906-1997).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Merchtem.
Died December 15th, 1997 at 91 years old
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