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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Salinas.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer).
Louis Essen
English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997).
Born September 6th, 1908 in Nottingham.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Great Bookham.
Bengt Danielsson
Swedish ethnographer and anthropologist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Krokek.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Elsa De Giorgi
Italian actress (1914-1997).
Born January 26th, 1914 in Pesaro.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
Ayya Khema
German buddhist nun.
Born August 25th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 74 years old in Oy-Mittelberg (breast cancer).
Gabriel Figueroa
Mexican cinematographer (1907-1997).
Born April 24th, 1907 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1997 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Sotiria Bellou
Greek singer.
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Chalkida.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 76 years old in Athens (cancer).
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
Iranian writer (1892-1997).
Born January 13th, 1892 in Isfahan.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 105 years old in Geneva.
Adil Çarçani
Albanian politician (1922-1997).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Fushëbardhë.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 75 years old in Tirana.
Robert Simpson
English composer and bbc producer and broadcaster.
Born March 2nd, 1921 in Royal Leamington Spa. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Tralee. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 619
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