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In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
P. H. Newby
English novelist and broadcasting administrator.
Born June 25th, 1918 in Crowborough.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Garsington.
Dulce María Loynaz
Cuban writer (1902–1997).
Born December 10th, 1902 in Havana. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Havana (cardiac arrest).
Ivan Graziani
Italian recording artist; singer (1945–1997).
Born October 6th, 1945 in Teramo. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Novafeltria (colorectal cancer).
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
President of guatemala (1908-1997).
Born June 17th, 1908 in Guatemala City.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Miami.
Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Peruvian guerrilla leader (1953-1997).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Lima.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Lima.
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]
George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Wallingford.
Died September 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Robert Herman
American astronomer.
Born August 29th, 1914 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Austin.
Cyril Toumanoff
Russian-born georgian historian and genealogist (1913-1997).
Born October 13th, 1913 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
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