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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the united states cabinet (1907-1997).
Born December 29th, 1907 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1997 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Eric Laithwaite
Electrical engineer.
Born June 14th, 1921 in Atherton.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 76 years old
Saw Maung
Prime minister of burma (1928-1997).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Mandalay.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 68 years old in Yangon (myocardial infarction).
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922–1997).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Joseph Wolpe
American behavior therapist.
Born April 20th, 1915 in Johannesburg.
Died December 4th, 1997 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (1929-1997).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Kaposvár.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 68 years old in Győr.
Herta Ehlert
German concentration camp guard (1905-1997).
Born March 26th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 92 years old in Berlin.
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).
John Beal
1909–1997; american actor.
Born August 13th, 1909 in Joplin.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz (stroke).
Robert H. Dicke
American astronomer.
Born May 6th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr