In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Käthe Sohnemann
German gymnast.
Born May 6th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 84 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Polish actor (1923-1997).
Born April 26th, 1923 in Sucha Beskidzka.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Walpola Rahula
Sri lankan philosopher (1907–1997).
Born May 9th, 1907 in Walpola. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 90 years old in Colombo.
Alfons De Winter
Belgian footballer (1908-1997).
Born September 12th, 1908 in Antwerp.
Died July 7th, 1997 at 88 years old
Mikhail Bychkov
Russian ice hockey player (1926–1997).
Born May 22nd, 1926 in Lyubertsy.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Jo Backaert
Belgian association football player (1921-1997).
Born August 5th, 1921 in Bressoux.
Died June 12th, 1997 at 75 years old
Ödön Gróf
Hungarian swimmer (1915-1997).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Virovitica-Podravina County.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Shalva Chikhladze
Olympic wrestler (1912-1997).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Kutaisi.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Jean Fievez
Belgian footballer (1910-1997).
Born November 30th, 1910 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Drogenbos.
Zsolt Durkó
Hungarian composer (1934-1997).
Born April 10th, 1934 in Szeged.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Božena Srncová
Olympic gymnast (1925-1997).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Prague.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Semily.
Ravil Khabutdinov
Russian weightlifter (1928–1997).
Born December 15th, 1928 in Zimnik.
Died August 5th, 1997 at 68 years old in Oktyabrsky.
Walter Leinweber
German ice hockey player.
Born April 18th, 1907 in Füssen.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Füssen.
Hartmut Losch
Olympic athlete (1943–1997).
Born September 11th, 1943 in Angermünde.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 53 years old in Neu Fahrland.
Heorhiy Zhylin
Ukrainian rower (1925–1997).
Born August 18th, 1925 in Kyiv.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kyiv.
Václav Roziňák
Czechoslovakian ice hockey player (1922–1997).
Born December 7th, 1922 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1997 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Jaume Elías
Spanish association football defender (1919–1997).
Born November 6th, 1919 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 77 years old in Barcelona.
Helmut Cämmerer
Canoe racer.
Born May 5th, 1911 in Hamburg.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 86 years old in Buchholz in der Nordheide. [ref]
Taisto Kangasniemi
Olympic wrestler (1924-1997).
Born April 2nd, 1924 in Kankaanpää.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Kangasala.
Alfred Kałuziński
Polish handball player.
Born December 21st, 1952 in Kraków.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 44 years old in Klimkówka.
Rajmund Badó
Olympic wrestler (1902-1997).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ines Vercesi
Italian gymnast.
Born January 5th, 1916 in Pavia.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 81 years old in Sestri Levante.
Arne Berg
Swedish road racing cyclist (1909-1997).
Born December 3rd, 1909 in Ösmo.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Årsta.
Gianfranco Pandolfini
Italian water polo player (1920-1997).
Born February 16th, 1920 in Florence.
Died January 3rd, 1997 at 76 years old in Florence.
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