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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Carey Loftin
American actor (1914-1997).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Blountstown.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 83 years old in Huntington Beach.
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov
Soviet prime minister 1980-1985, metallurgist.
Born May 14th, 1905 in Kharkiv.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 92 years old in Petrovo-Dalnee.
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Swedish prince (1912-1997); son of gustaf vi adolf and princess margaret of connaught.
Born February 28th, 1912 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Terry Nation
Welsh television writer.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Polly Ann Young
American actress (1908-1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Julian Jaynes
American psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1920 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 77 years old in Charlottetown.
Derek Taylor
British music executive.
Born May 7th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sudbury (cancer).
Aldo Rossi
Italian architect (1931-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 66 years old in Milan. [ref]
Gul Mohammed
Shortest adult human (1957–1997).
Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London.
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row.
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