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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
André Franquin
Belgian comics artist (1924-1997).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Etterbeek.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var (myocardial infarction).
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.
Cahit Arf
Turkish mathematician (1910-1997).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Thessaloniki.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Judi Bari
American environmentalist (1949–1997).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Baltimore.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 47 years old in California (breast cancer).
Stanley Schachter
American psychologist.
Born April 15th, 1922 in Queens.
Died June 7th, 1997 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Malcolm Knowles
Adult educator.
Born August 24th, 1913 in Park County.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 84 years old in Fayetteville (stroke).
Lyman Spitzer
American astronomer.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Toledo.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 82 years old in Princeton.
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]
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).
Joyce Compton
American film actress (1907-1997).
Born January 27th, 1907 in Lexington.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 638
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