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In the year 1997
658 Notable deaths
Daniil Shafran
Russian cellist (1923–1997).
Born January 13th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Bengt Danielsson
Swedish ethnographer and anthropologist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Krokek.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Danilo Dolci
Italian author, sociologist, social activist (1924-1997).
Born June 28th, 1924 in Sežana. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1997 at 73 years old in Trappeto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914–1997).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
Georges Marchal
French actor (1920-1997).
Born January 10th, 1920 in Nancy.
Died November 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in Maurens.
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter.
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997).
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
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