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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Héctor Yazalde
Argentine footballer (1946-1997).
Born May 29th, 1946 in Villa Fiorito. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1997 at 51 years old in Buenos Aires.
Klaus Wunderlich
German musician.
Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.
Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).
Uzi Narkiss
Israeli general (1925-1997).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 72 years old in Jerusalem.
Jack Delano
American photographer and composer.
Born August 1st, 1914 in Voroshylivka. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Puerto Rico. [ref]
Tamara Geva
Russian-born american ballet dancer, actress, and choreograher (1907-1997).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 90 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Ella Maillart
Swiss alpine skier (1903-1997).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Geneva. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Chandolin. [ref]
Hans Robert Jauss
German academic (1921-1997).
Born December 12th, 1921 in Göppingen.
Died March 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Constance.
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer.
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (heart disease). [ref]
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 619
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