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In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Chilean scientist (1901-1997).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Valdivia.
Died July 17th, 1997 at 95 years old in Santiago.
Yevgeni Mayorov
Ice hockey player (1938–1997).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Brahim Boushaki
Algerian theologian and mufti.
Born January 3rd, 1912 in Boumerdès Province, Soumâa, Thénia, Thénia District.
Died May 27th, 1997 at 85 years old in Algiers Province, Hussein Dey District, Kouba.
William Martínez
Uruguayan footballer (1928-1997).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Pueblo Victoria.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 69 years old
Marie Bedford
Swimmer (1907-1997).
Born March 27th, 1907 in South Africa.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 90 years old in Durban. [ref]
Juan Félix Sánchez
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997).
Born May 16th, 1901 in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 95 years old in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Czech gymnast.
Born June 27th, 1913 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Tom Søndergaard
Danish footballer (1944-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Copenhagen.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 53 years old in Frederikssund.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman