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In the year 1997
656 Notable deaths
Ivor Allchurch
Welsh footballer (1929-1997).
Born October 16th, 1929 in Swansea.
Died July 10th, 1997 at 67 years old in Swansea.
Marco Ferreri
Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born May 11th, 1928 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1997 at 68 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (falling from height).
Félix Candela
Mexican architect (1910-1997).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Madrid.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 87 years old in Durham.
V. S. Pritchett
British writer and critic (1900–1997).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Ipswich.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 96 years old in London.
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997).
Born October 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
François Furet
French historian (1927–1997).
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure).
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh (1916–1997).
Born March 29th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
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