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In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Francis Johnson
Basketball player.
Born August 5th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Chesterfield.
Lars Ahlin
Swedish author and aesthetiian (1915–1997).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Sundsvall.
Died March 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Västerled.
Paul Guth
French writer.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Ossun.
Died October 29th, 1997 at 87 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Tadeusz Janczar
Actor (1926-1997).
Born April 25th, 1926 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1997 at 71 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet.
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld. [ref]
Cecil Smith
Figure skater (1908–1997).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died November 9th, 1997 at 89 years old
Yulii Meitus
Ukrainian composer (1903-1997).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Kyiv.
Claude Tresmontant
French philosopher.
Born August 5th, 1925 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aníbal Tarabini
Argentine association football player (1941-1997).
Born August 4th, 1941 in La Plata.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 55 years old in Berazategui (traffic collision).
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