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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Thies Christophersen
German holocaust denier (1918–1997).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Kiel.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 79 years old in Molfsee.
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).
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.
Léon Poliakov
French historian (1910–1997).
Born November 25th, 1910 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 87 years old in Orsay.
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.
Renuka Ray
Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician.
Born January 4th, 1904.
Died April 11th, 1997 at 93 years old
Jurek Becker
German writer, film-author and gdr dissident.
Born September 30th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 59 years old in Sieseby, Thumby (colorectal cancer).
Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Peruvian guerrilla leader (1953-1997).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Lima.
Died April 22nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Lima.
Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov
Chechen writer (1908–1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Chechnya.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 88 years old in Munich.
Rod Milburn
American athlete.
Born May 18th, 1950 in Opelousas. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1997 at 47 years old in Port Hudson.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 638
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