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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Heinrich Liebe
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born January 29th, 1908 in Gotha.
Died July 27th, 1997 at 89 years old in Eisenach.
Evgenii Landis
Russian mathematician (1921–1997).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Kharkiv.
Died December 12th, 1997 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Sándor Végh
(1912-1997) hungarian born austrian violinist, conductor, music pedagogue.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
James Krüss
German writer.
Born May 31st, 1926 in Heligoland.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 71 years old in Gran Canaria.
Rosita Serrano
Singer.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Quilpué.
Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Santiago (chronic bronchitis).
Khaled Abdul-Wahab
Tunisian official (1911-1997).
Born April 11th, 1911.
Died April 25th, 1997 at 86 years old
Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero
Film director, screenwriter (1940-1997).
Born April 20th, 1940 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ugo Poletti
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 19th, 1914 in Omegna.
Died February 25th, 1997 at 82 years old in Rome.
Stan Pearson
English footballer (1919–1997).
Born January 11th, 1919 in Salford.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 78 years old in Alderley Edge.
Gustav Richter
Ss officer (1912-1997).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Stadtprozelten.
Died June 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Kaiserslautern.
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young