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In the year 1997
617 Notable deaths
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).
Mihir Sen
Indian swimmer.
Born November 16th, 1930 in Purulia.
Died June 11th, 1997 at 66 years old in Kolkata.
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist (1939-1997).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Widener. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer). [ref]
Olga Georges-Picot
French actress (1940-1997).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Dharamvir Bharati
Writer, novelist.
Born December 25th, 1926 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Conlon Nancarrow
American composer (1912–1997).
Born October 27th, 1912 in Texarkana.
Died August 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Bulat Okudzhava
Soviet writer and singer (1924-1997).
Born May 9th, 1924 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1997 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Miguel Najdorf
Argentine chess player (1910-1997).
Born April 15th, 1910 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 87 years old in Málaga.
Donald Schön
American academic.
Born September 19th, 1930 in Boston.
Died September 13th, 1997 at 66 years old in Boston.
Alberto Rivera
Spanish activist (1935-1997).
Born September 19th, 1935 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 61 years old in Broken Arrow (colorectal cancer).
Deaths 171 to 180 of 617
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown