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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Martin Kippenberger
German artist (1953-1997).
Born February 25th, 1953 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1997 at 44 years old in Vienna (liver cancer). [ref]
Chang Yu-sheng
Taiwanese singer.
Born June 7th, 1966 in Taiwan.
Died November 12th, 1997 at 31 years old in Mackay Memorial Hospital (traffic collision).
Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (1929-1997).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Kaposvár.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 68 years old in Győr.
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Owosso.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old in Syosset (heart failure).
Lyman Spitzer
American astronomer.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Toledo.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922-1997).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Manfred von Ardenne
German researcher and applied physicist (1907-1997).
Born January 20th, 1907 in Hamburg.
Died May 26th, 1997 at 90 years old in Dresden.
Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Boston (stroke).
Eddie Arcaro
American jockey.
Born February 19th, 1916 in Cincinnati.
Died November 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Judi Bari
American environmentalist (1949–1997).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Baltimore.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 47 years old in California (breast cancer).
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