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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
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).
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]
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).
Fenton Robinson
American chicago blues singer and guitarist.
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Greenwood.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 62 years old in Rockford (brain cancer).
Nuccio Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born July 4th, 1914 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
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]
Haruko Sugimura
Japanese actress (1909–1997).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Hiroshima.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Sotiria Bellou
Greek singer.
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Chalkida.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 76 years old in Athens (cancer).
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 638
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson