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In the year 1997
605 Notable deaths
Bohumil Hrabal
Czech writer.
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brno-Židenice. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Prague (fall). [ref]
Paul Rudolph
American architect (1918–1997).
Born October 28th, 1918 in Elkton. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1997 at 78 years old in New York City (mesothelioma).
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row. [ref]
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
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.
Rosalie Crutchley
British actress (1920-1997).
Born January 4th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Richard Warwick
British actor (1945-1997).
Born April 29th, 1945 in England.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 52 years old in St John's Wood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Helene Hanff
Screenwriter, writer (1916-1997).
Born April 15th, 1916 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Edward Mills Purcell
American physicist (1912-1997).
Born August 30th, 1912 in Taylorville.
Died March 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Vestine
American musician (1944-1997).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Takoma Park. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 605
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