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In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Choe Kwang
North korean politician (1918-1997).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Ave Ninchi
Italian actress (1915–1997).
Born December 14th, 1915 in Ancona.
Died November 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Trieste.
Paul Préboist
French actor (1927-1997).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Paris.
Frank Baumholtz
American baseball player.
Born October 7th, 1918 in Midvale. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 79 years old in Winter Springs.
Myfanwy Piper
Librettist and art critic (1911-1997).
Born March 28th, 1911 in London.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 85 years old in Fawley Bottom.
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging to death).
Siegfried Flügge
German physicist (1912–1997).
Born March 16th, 1912 in Dresden.
Died December 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Hinterzarten.
Riza Lushta
Yugoslavian footballer (1916–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1916 in Mitrovica.
Died February 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Turin.
Luther George Simjian
American-armenian inventor.
Born January 28th, 1905 in Gaziantep.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 92 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
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