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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Japanese composer (1929–1997).
Born February 20th, 1929 in Yokohama.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 68 years old in Kawasaki (liver failure).
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.
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.
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.
Louis Pauwels
French journalist.
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1997 at 76 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction). [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]
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
German politician (1913-1997).
Born April 21st, 1913.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 84 years old in Aachen (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh
Iranian writer (1892-1997).
Born January 13th, 1892 in Isfahan.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 105 years old in Geneva.
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]
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).
Deaths 321 to 330 of 638
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