In the year 1997
658 Notable deaths
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Wallingford.
Died September 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Renuka Ray
Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician.
Born January 4th, 1904.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 93 years old
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and gdr dissident.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 59 years old in Sieseby, Thumby (colorectal cancer).
Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Peruvian guerrilla leader (1953-1997).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Lima.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Lima.
Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov
Chechen writer (1908–1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Chechnya.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Munich.
Rod Milburn
American athlete (1950–1997).
Born March 18th, 1950 in Opelousas. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1997 at 47 years old in Port Hudson.
Milton Cato
Prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines (1915-1997).
Born June 3rd, 1915 in Saint Vincent.
Died February 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kingstown.
Sidney Darlington
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.
Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.
Jürgen Kuczynski
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Germany, Elberfeld. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1997 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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