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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Andrés Rodríguez
43.° president of paraguay from february 3, 1989 to august 15, 1993.
Born June 19th, 1923 in Borja.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 73 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Charles Brenton Huggins
American physiologist (1901-1997).
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Halifax.
Died January 12th, 1997 at 95 years old in Chicago.
Ella Maillart
Sportwomen, explorator, traveler and writer (1903–1997).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Plainpalais.
Died March 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Chandolin.
Ayya Khema
German buddhist nun.
Born August 25th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 74 years old in Oy-Mittelberg (breast cancer).
Troy Ruttman
American racing driver.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Mooreland.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 67 years old in Lake Havasu City (lung cancer).
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Elsa De Giorgi
Italian film actress and writer (1914-1997).
Born January 26th, 1914 in Pesaro.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
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).
Walter Molino
Italian illustrator.
Born November 5th, 1915 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 82 years old in Milan.
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