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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
Eugen Cicero
Romanian-german jazz pianist.
Born June 17th, 1940 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 5th, 1997 at 57 years old in Zürich.
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
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]
Jagmohan Kaur
Musical artist (1948-1997).
Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter.
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Kenneth Pitzer
American chemist.
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. [ref]
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Bozorg Alavi
Writer, novelist and activist (1904-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Tehran.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 93 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, record producer.
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 619
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