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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Shamo Quaye
Football player (1971-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1971 in Tema.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 26 years old in Tema.
Georgi Yumatov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born March 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1997 at 71 years old in Moscow (aneurysm).
Heikki Savolainen
Finnish physician and gymnast (1907–1997).
Born September 28th, 1907 in Joensuu.
Died November 29th, 1997 at 90 years old in Kajaani.
Ondino Viera
Uruguayan football manager (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Cerro Largo Department.
Died June 27th, 1997 at 95 years old in Montevideo.
Gösta Bohman
Swedish politician (1911-1997).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 86 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Esin Engin
Turkish actor and musician (1945-1997).
Died May 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Istanbul (leukemia).
Claude Roy
French poet, essayist and journalist (1915-1997).
Born August 28th, 1915 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Michael Voslenski
Soviet dissident (1920-1997).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Berdiansk.
Died February 8th, 1997 at 76 years old in Bonn.
Kim Ki-soo
South korean boxer.
Born September 17th, 1939 in Pukchong County.
Died June 10th, 1997 at 57 years old in Seoul (liver cancer).
Veriko Anjaparidze
Georgian actress (1897-1987).
Born October 6th, 1900 in Kutaisi.
Died January 31st, 1997 at 96 years old in Tbilisi.
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