In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Lars Bergendahl
Norwegian cross country skier (1909-1997).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Sørkedalen. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old [ref]
Kåre Holt
Norwegian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Våle.
Died March 15th, 1997 at 80 years old in Holmestrand.
Francisco Aramburu
Brazilian footballer and manager (1922-1997).
Born January 7th, 1922 in Uruguaiana.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Michael Peter
Field hockey player (1949-1997).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Heidelberg.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 48 years old in Leimen.
Mulumba Lukoji
Congolese politician and university teacher (1943-1997).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Kipushi.
Died March 3rd, 1997 at 53 years old in Johannesburg.
Mikel Koliqi
Catholic cardinal (1902-1997).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Shkodër.
Died January 28th, 1997 at 94 years old in Shkodër.
Donald Beer
American rower.
Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).
Berta Bojetu
Slovene actor and poet.
Born February 7th, 1946 in Maribor.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 51 years old in Ljubljana.
Raymond Bass
Gymnast (1910–1997).
Born January 15th, 1910 in Arkansas.
Died March 10th, 1997 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Gerhard Wiltfang
West german equestrian (1946-1997).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Stuhr.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Thedinghausen.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace