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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
William Alland
Actor, producer, writer and director (1916-1997).
Born March 4th, 1916 in Delmar.
Died November 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Long Beach.
Georges Marchais
Former general secretary of the french communist party (1920-1997).
Born June 7th, 1920 in La Hoguette. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1997 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Akii-Bua
Athletics competitor.
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Lira.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 47 years old in Kampala.
Dick van Dijk
Dutch footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Gouda.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 51 years old in Nice (infectious disease).
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
Ivan Yarygin
Soviet sport wrestler.
Born November 7th, 1948 in Kemerovo Oblast.
Died October 11th, 1997 at 48 years old in Neftekumsk (traffic collision).
Willie Pastrano
American boxer.
Born November 27th, 1935 in New Orleans.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 62 years old in New Orleans (liver cancer).
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
Bo Widerberg
Swedish film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born June 8th, 1930 in Malmö. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1997 at 66 years old in Båstad (stomach cancer). [ref]
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