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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Gustav Richter
Ss officer (1912-1997).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Stadtprozelten.
Died June 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Kaiserslautern.
Annie Fratellini
French actress ad clown (1932–1997).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Algiers.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 64 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Jacinto Quincoces
Spanish footballer (1905-1997).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Barakaldo.
Died May 10th, 1997 at 91 years old in Valencia.
Choe Kwang
North korean politician (1918-1997).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Rason.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 78 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Ave Ninchi
Italian actress (1915–1997).
Born December 14th, 1915 in Ancona.
Died November 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Trieste.
Paul Préboist
French actor (1927-1997).
Born February 21st, 1927 in Marseille.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Paris.
Frank Baumholtz
American baseball player.
Born October 7th, 1918 in Midvale. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 79 years old in Winter Springs.
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging).
Riza Lushta
Yugoslavian footballer (1916–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1916 in Mitrovica.
Died February 6th, 1997 at 80 years old in Turin.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci