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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Drummond Matthews
British geophysicist (1931–1997).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Porlock.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 66 years old in Taunton.
Myrtle Bachelder
American chemist and women's army corps officer.
Born March 13th, 1908 in Orange.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Chicago.
Kazumi Kawai
Japanese actor and singer (1964-1997).
Born July 9th, 1964 in Suginami-ku.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 32 years old in Tokyo (falling).
Mina Rees
American mathematician.
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Cleveland.
Died October 25th, 1997 at 95 years old in New York City.
Alexandru Bârlădeanu
Romanian economist.
Born January 25th, 1911 in Comrat.
Died November 13th, 1997 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Michel Quoist
French writer.
Born June 18th, 1921 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1997 at 76 years old in Le Havre (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Erich Eliskases
Austrian-argentinian chess player (1913-1997).
Born February 15th, 1913 in Innsbruck.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old in Córdoba.
Edmond Leburton
Belgian politician (1915-1997).
Born April 18th, 1915 in Lantremange.
Died June 15th, 1997 at 82 years old in Waremme. [ref]
Harold French
English actor, film director.
Born April 23rd, 1900 in London. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in London. [ref]
André Boucourechliev
French composer of bulgarian origin, music writer (1925-1997).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Sofia. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1997 at 72 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 639
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld