In the year 1997
720 Notable deaths
George MacDonald
Canadian rower (1906–1997).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Hamilton.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 89 years old in Nethy Bridge.
Jiří Pecka
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1917–1997).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Prague.
Died May 12th, 1997 at 79 years old in Prague.
Henry Hermansen
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born April 13th, 1921 in Lunner.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Josef Kreči
Austrian handball player.
Born March 2nd, 1911 in Austria.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 86 years old [ref]
Max Bloesch
Swiss handball player (1908–1997).
Born June 27th, 1908 in Olten.
Died August 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Solothurn.
Afonsinho
Brazilian footballer (1914-1997).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Oksana Ivanenko
Soviet children's writer (1906-1997).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Poltava.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 91 years old in Kyiv.
Guillermo Díaz
Chilean footballer (1930-1997).
Born December 29th, 1930 in Valparaíso.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 66 years old in Santiago.
Walpola Rahula
Sri lankan philosopher (1907–1997).
Born May 9th, 1907 in Walpola. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 90 years old in Colombo.
Mary Wills
American costume designer (1914-1997).
Born July 4th, 1914 in Prescott.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 82 years old in Sedona (kidney failure).
Henry Barraud
French composer (1900–1997).
Born April 23rd, 1900 in Bordeaux.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 97 years old in Saint-Maurice.
Komil Yashin
Soviet writer and poet (1909-1997).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Andijan.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Tashkent.
Raúl Arellano
Mexican footballer (1935-1997).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Guadalajara.
Died October 12th, 1997 at 62 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Curta
Spanish footballer (1922–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Sant Martí de Llémena. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1997 at 75 years old in Salt.
Dequinha
Brazilian association football player (1929–1997).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Mossoró.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Aracaju. [ref]
Eduardas Mieželaitis
Lithuanian politician, poet and author (1919–1997).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Kareiviškis.
Died June 6th, 1997 at 77 years old in Vilnius.
Hella Keem
Estonian folklorist and linguist (1915–1997).
Born April 6th, 1915 in Keema. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1997 at 82 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Mladen Koščak
Croatian footballer (1936-1997).
Born October 16th, 1936 in Zagreb.
Died August 3rd, 1997 at 60 years old in Zagreb.
Bernard Chevallier
French equestrian (1912–1997).
Born October 4th, 1912 in Chartres. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Orsennes.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson