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German philosopher.
Born January 8th, 1905 in Oranienburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1997 at 92 years old in Princeton, Princeton Township (pneumonia). [ref]
Cambodian politician (1930-1997).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Trà Vinh.
Died June 15th, 1997 at 67 years old in Anlong Veng District (summary execution). [ref]
British-american poet (1923-1997).
Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Australian neurophysiologist (1903–1997).
Born January 27th, 1903 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Tenero-Contra. [ref]
Wife of haitian dictator (1913-1997).
Born March 19th, 1913 in Léogâne.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Paris.
American basketball player (1942-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 54 years old in Indianapolis (liver cancer).
Prime minister of grenada (1922-1997).
Born February 18th, 1922 in Grenada.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 75 years old in Grenada.
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1997 at 59 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
American film director.
Born March 6th, 1928 in Wisconsin. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1997 at 68 years old in Ashland (kidney failure). [ref]
Electrical engineer.
Born June 14th, 1921 in Atherton.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 76 years old
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