In the year 1997
659 Notable deaths
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
British biochemist (1907-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Ödön Gróf
Swimmer (1915-1997).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Virovitica-Podravina County.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Zsolt Durkó
Hungarian composer.
Born April 10th, 1934 in Szeged.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Bernard Chevallier
French equestrian (1912–1997).
Born October 4th, 1912 in Chartres. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Orsennes.
Fredrik Horn
Norwegian footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 8th, 1916 in Christiania.
Died November 18th, 1997 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Shalva Chikhladze
Olympic wrestler (1912-1997).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Kutaisi.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Jean Fievez
Belgian footballer (1910-1997).
Born November 30th, 1910 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died March 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Drogenbos.
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Polish actor (1923-1997).
Born April 26th, 1923 in Sucha Beskidzka.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Božena Srncová
Olympic gymnast (1925-1997).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Prague.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Semily.
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé