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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Harold Robbins
American novelist.
Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Laurie Lee
British writer (1914-1997).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Stroud. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Slad (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Paul Tsongas
American politician (1941–1997).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Lowell.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 55 years old in Lowell (pneumonia, lymphoma).
Samuel Fuller
American screenwriter, actor and film director (1912-1997).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Worcester. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1997 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Eddie Chapman
English spy (1914–1997).
Born November 16th, 1914 in Burnopfield.
Died December 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in St Albans.
Helenio Herrera
French footballer and manager (1910-1997).
Born April 10th, 1916 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1997 at 81 years old in Venice. [ref]
Otto Ernst Remer
1912-1997, german wehrmacht officer.
Born August 18th, 1912 in Neubrandenburg.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Málaga.
Chetan Anand
Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1915–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Lahore. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Don Hutson
American football player and coach (1913–1997).
Born January 31st, 1913 in Pine Bluff.
Died June 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist (1915-1997).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 638
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