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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter.
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Bones McKinney
American basketball player-coach.
Born January 1st, 1919 in Lowland.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Raleigh.
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997).
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Edward Osóbka-Morawski
Polish politician (1909-1997).
Born October 5th, 1909 in Bliżyn. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1997 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [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]
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Sri lankan prime minister (1902-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1902 in Galle.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 94 years old in Galle.
Evsey Domar
American economist (1914-1997).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Łódź.
Died April 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Concord.
Nechama Leibowitz
Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997).
Born September 3rd, 1905 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1997 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Soviet footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Baku.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 51 years old in Baku.
Jagmohan Kaur
Musical artist (1948-1997).
Born October 15th, 1948 in Pathankot.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 49 years old in Ludhiana.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau