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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Leda Gloria
Actress.
Born August 30th, 1912 in Rome. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hans Bauer
German footballer (1927-1997).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Munich.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 70 years old in Munich.
Wally Wolf
American swimmer (1930-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died March 12th, 1997 at 66 years old in Santa Ynez.
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Soviet film director, screenwriter, playwright (1908-1997).
Born February 18th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 27th, 1997 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Pat Hughes
English tennis player (1902–1997).
Born December 21st, 1902 in Sutton Coldfield.
Died May 8th, 1997 at 94 years old in Walton-on-Thames.
Maria Wittek
Polish general (1899-1997).
Born August 16th, 1899 in Masovia.
Died April 19th, 1997 at 97 years old in Warsaw.
Stanley Stanczyk
American weightlifter (1925-1997).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Armstrong.
Died July 3rd, 1997 at 72 years old in Miami.
Philip Hershkovitz
U.s. zoologist (1909–1997).
Born October 12th, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Chūhei Nambu
Japanese long and triple jumper.
Born May 4th, 1904 in Sapporo.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 93 years old in Osaka (pneumonia).
Mieczysław Jagielski
Polish politician (1924–1997).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1997 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 639
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull