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In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Werner Aspenström
Swedish writer and poet (1918–1997).
Born November 13th, 1918 in Smedjebacken Municipality.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Marjorie Best
American hollywood costume designer (1903-1997).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Jacksonville.
Died June 14th, 1997 at 94 years old in Toluca Lake.
Käthe Gold
Austrian actress (1907-1997).
Born February 11th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died October 11th, 1997 at 90 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Antoine Cuissard
French footballer (1924-1997).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Saint-Étienne.
Died November 3rd, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Brieuc.
Frunze Dovlatyan
Soviet actor and film director (1927-1997).
Died August 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in Yerevan.
Jacques Pollet
Racecar driver.
Born July 28th, 1922 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1997 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Merricks
English sailor (1971–1997).
Born February 16th, 1971 in Leicester.
Died October 15th, 1997 at 26 years old in Punta Ala (traffic collision).
Pierre Chatenet
French politician (1917–1997).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Paris.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 80 years old in Tavers.
Kārlis Irbītis
Latvian aircraft designer (1904–1997).
Born October 14th, 1904 in Valmiera.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 92 years old in Saint-Laurent.
Alois Hudec
Czech sport gymnast (1908-1997).
Born July 12th, 1908 in Račice.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 88 years old in Prague.
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