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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Hiram Keller
American actor (1944-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1944 in Lowndes County. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Atlanta (liver cancer). [ref]
Jaime Milans del Bosch
Spanish general (1915-1997).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).
Joshua Hassan
Chief minister of gibraltar (1915-1997).
Born August 21st, 1915 in Gibraltar.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 81 years old in Gibraltar.
George Chambers
Politician from trinidad and tobago.
Born October 4th, 1928 in Port of Spain.
Died November 4th, 1997 at 69 years old in Port of Spain.
Paul Carell
Ss officer, german writer and politician (1911-1997).
Born November 2nd, 1911 in Kelbra.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 85 years old in Rottach-Egern.
Louis Pauwels
French journalist.
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1997 at 76 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Japanese composer (1929–1997).
Born February 20th, 1929 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1997 at 68 years old in Kawasaki. [ref]
Daniil Shafran
Russian cellist.
Born January 13th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Rudolf Bahro
German politician and writer (1935-1997).
Born November 18th, 1935 in Świeradów-Zdrój.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 311 to 320 of 619
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