In the year 1997

660 Notable deaths

Alfons De Winter

Belgian footballer (1908-1997).

Born September 12th, 1908 in Antwerp.

Died July 7th, 1997 at 88 years old

Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd

British biochemist (1907-1997).

Born October 2nd, 1907 in Glasgow.

Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

Ödön Gróf

Swimmer (1915-1997).

Born April 15th, 1915 in Virovitica-Podravina County.

Died January 16th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Francisco.

Zsolt Durkó

Hungarian composer (1934-1997).

Born April 10th, 1934 in Szeged.

Died April 2nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Budapest.

Bernard Chevallier

French equestrian (1912–1997).

Born October 4th, 1912 in Chartres. [ref]

Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Orsennes.

Fredrik Horn

Norwegian footballer (1916-1997).

Born June 8th, 1916 in Christiania.

Died November 18th, 1997 at 81 years old in Oslo.

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.

Andrzej Szczepkowski

Polish actor (1923-1997).

Born April 26th, 1923 in Sucha Beskidzka.

Died January 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw.

Božena Srncová

Olympic gymnast (1925-1997).

Born June 11th, 1925 in Prague.

Died November 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Semily.

Deaths 621 to 630 of 660

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