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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
German politician (1913-1997).
Born April 21st, 1913.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
Shinichi Hoshi
Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997).
Born September 6th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died December 30th, 1997 at 71 years old in Minato-ku.
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917-1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alexander Kazhdan
Soviet historian and byzantine empire specialist (1922-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1997 at 74 years old in Dumbarton Oaks. [ref]
Sugimura Haruko
Actress.
Born January 6th, 1909 in Hiroshima.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Jarl Kulle
Swedish actor (1927-1997).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Ängelholm Municipality.
Died October 3rd, 1997 at 70 years old in Roslagen (bone cancer). [ref]
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).
Linda Stirling
American model and actress (1921-1997).
Born October 11th, 1921 in Long Beach.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Nuccio Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born July 4th, 1914 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Bert Haanstra
Dutch film director (1916-1997).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Rijssen-Holten. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 81 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 619
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