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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
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.
Giuseppe De Santis
Italian film director (1917–1997).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.
Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
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]
Daniil Shafran
Russian cellist (1923–1997).
Born January 13th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Bengt Danielsson
Swedish ethnographer and anthropologist.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Krokek.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Danilo Dolci
Italian author, sociologist, social activist (1924-1997).
Born June 28th, 1924 in Sežana. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1997 at 73 years old in Trappeto (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist (1914–1997).
Born January 6th, 1914 in Pomona.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 83 years old in Berkeley.
Georges Marchal
French actor (1920-1997).
Born January 10th, 1920 in Nancy.
Died November 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in Maurens.
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
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