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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Matrika Prasad Koirala
Nepalese politician and former prime minister.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Varanasi.
Died September 11th, 1997 at 85 years old in Kathmandu.
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Colombian lawyer and politician (1923-1997).
Born November 14th, 1923 in Neiva.
Died August 21st, 1997 at 73 years old in Bogotá.
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 89 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya
Indian writer.
Born October 14th, 1924 in Assam.
Died August 6th, 1997 at 72 years old
Martin Schwarzschild
German astronomer (1912-1997).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Langhorne.
Andrei Sinyavsky
Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Judith Merril
American science fiction writer and editor (1923-1997).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Boston.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 74 years old in Toronto.
Kunihiko Kodaira
Japanese mathematician.
Born March 16th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Kōfu.
Lev Kopelev
Soviet writer.
Born April 9th, 1912 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Indian dancer.
Born August 24th, 1944 in Berhampur.
Died June 24th, 1997 at 52 years old in Bhubaneswar.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti