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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
John Beal
1909–1997; american actor.
Born August 13th, 1909 in Joplin.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz (stroke).
John Howard Yoder
American theologian and academic.
Born December 29th, 1927 in Ohio. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1997 at 70 years old in South Bend. [ref]
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
Josef Pieper
German philosopher (1904-1997).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1997 at 93 years old in Münster. [ref]
Friedrich Hund
German physicist (1896-1997).
Born February 4th, 1896 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1997 at 101 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Félix Candela
Mexican architect (1910-1997).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1997 at 87 years old in Durham. [ref]
Georges Guétary
French singer and actor.
Born February 8th, 1915 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Mougins (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amos Tutuola
Nigerian writer (1920-1997).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Ibadan (diabetes). [ref]
Joyce Compton
American film actress (1907-1997).
Born January 27th, 1907 in Lexington.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist.
Born November 14th, 1927 in Lorca. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Murcia (lymphoma). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 589
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