In the year 1997
658 Notable deaths
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Salinas.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer).
Fenton Robinson
American chicago blues singer and guitarist.
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Greenwood.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 62 years old in Rockford (brain cancer).
Nuccio Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born July 4th, 1914 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Gabriel Figueroa
Mexican cinematographer (1907-1997).
Born April 24th, 1907 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1997 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Haruko Sugimura
Japanese actress (1909–1997).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Hiroshima.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Sotiria Bellou
Greek singer.
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Chalkida.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 76 years old in Athens (cancer).
Rudolf Bahro
German politician and writer (1935-1997).
Born November 18th, 1935 in Świeradów-Zdrój.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Japanese composer (1929–1997).
Born February 20th, 1929 in Yokohama.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 68 years old in Kawasaki (liver failure).
Louis Essen
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Nottingham.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Great Bookham.
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 71 years old in Minato-ku.
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