In the year 1997
658 Notable deaths
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
Polish politician (1909-1997).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Bliżyn. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1997 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bert Haanstra
Dutch film director (1916-1997).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Rijssen-Holten. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 81 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Sri lankan prime minister (1902-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1902 in Galle.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 94 years old in Galle.
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Soviet footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Baku.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 51 years old in Baku.
Jagmohan Kaur
Musical artist (1948-1997).
Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, record producer.
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
President of guatemala (1908-1997).
Born June 17th, 1908 in Guatemala City.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Miami.
John Zachary Young
British zoologist, neurophysiologist, professor of anatomy and author (1907-1997).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Bristol.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 90 years old in Oxford.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach