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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Marco Ferreri
Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born May 11th, 1928 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1997 at 68 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivor Allchurch
Welsh footballer (1929-1997).
Born October 16th, 1929 in Swansea.
Died July 10th, 1997 at 67 years old in Swansea.
François Furet
French historian.
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure). [ref]
V. S. Pritchett
British writer and critic (1900–1997).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Ipswich.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 96 years old in London.
David Doyle
American actor (1929–1997).
Born December 1st, 1929 in Omaha.
Died February 26th, 1997 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Béla Barényi
Hungarian engineer and inventor (1907-1997).
Born March 1st, 1907 in Hirtenberg.
Died May 30th, 1997 at 90 years old in Böblingen.
Friedrich von Mellenthin
German general (1904-1997).
Born August 30th, 1904 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Johannesburg.
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
Miguel Ángel Blanco
Spanish politician (1968-1997).
Died July 13th, 1997 at 29 years old in Lasarte-Oria (deliberate murder). [ref]
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997).
Born October 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 619
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