In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Torsten Nilsson
Swedish politician (1905–1997).
Died December 14th, 1997 at 92 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Chuck Arnold
American racing driver.
Born May 30th, 1926 in Stamford.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 71 years old in Santa Ana.
Alija Isaković
Bosnian writer (1932–1997).
Born January 15th, 1932 in Stolac.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sarajevo.
Henri Vilbert
French actor (1904–1997).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Marseille.
Died April 20th, 1997 at 93 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Roger Laurent
Former racing driver and motorcycle racer from belgium.
Born February 21st, 1913 in Liège.
Died February 6th, 1997 at 83 years old in Uccle.
Eitel Cantoni
Uruguayan racing driver (1906-1997).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died June 6th, 1997 at 90 years old in Montevideo.
Zofia Rydet
Polish photographer (1911-1997).
Born May 5th, 1911 in Gmina Stanisławów, Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1997 at 86 years old in Gliwice. [ref]
Frank Parker
Us tennis player (1916–1997).
Born January 31st, 1916 in Milwaukee.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Diego.
Tamara Tyshkevich
Belarusian shot putter (1931-1997).
Born March 31st, 1931 in Čašniki District.
Died December 27th, 1997 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Imam Mustafayev
Azerbaijani (soviet) politician, azerbaijani (soviet) botanist and plant breeder (1910-1997).
Born February 25th, 1910 in Qaxmuğal.
Died March 10th, 1997 at 87 years old in Baku.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot