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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Marino Marini
Italian singer, composer, record producer.
Born May 11th, 1924 in Seggiano.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 72 years old in Milan.
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.
John Zachary Young
English zoologist and neurophysiologist. professor of anatomy and author; (1907-1997).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Bristol.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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).
William H. Reynolds
American film editor (1910-1997).
Born June 14th, 1910 in Elmira.
Died July 16th, 1997 at 87 years old in California.
P. H. Newby
English novelist and broadcasting administrator.
Born June 25th, 1918 in Crowborough.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Garsington.
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]
Corneliu Baba
Romanian painter (1906-1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in Craiova.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 91 years old in Bucharest.
Maria von Maltzan
German resistance member (1909-1997).
Born March 25th, 1909 in Milicz. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1997 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Robert Herman
American astronomer.
Born August 29th, 1914 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Austin.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus