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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Voldemar Väli
Estonian wrestler (1903-1997).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Kuressaare.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Basri Dirimlili
Turkish association football player (1929–1997).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Silistra. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1997 at 68 years old in Turkey.
Ferenc Sipos
Hungarian footballer (1932–1997).
Born December 31st, 1932 in Budapest.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 64 years old in Budapest.
Pierre Gascar
French writer.
Born March 13th, 1916 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1997 at 80 years old in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]
Jean Luciano
French footballer (1921-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1921 in Nice.
Died July 7th, 1997 at 76 years old in Tourrette-Levens.
Abdelkader Ben Bouali
French footballer (1912-1997).
Born October 25th, 1912 in Chlef.
Died February 23rd, 1997 at 84 years old in Algiers.
Aale Tynni
Finnish poet, critic and translator.
Born October 3rd, 1913 in Gatchina, Bolshiye Kolpany.
Died October 21st, 1997 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Nicholas J. Hoff
American aeronautical engineer (1906–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Magyaróvár.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 91 years old in Stanford.
Baltazar
Brazilian footballer and manager (1926–1997).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Santos.
Died March 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in São Paulo.
Willy Hess
Swiss musician (1906-1997).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Winterthur.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 90 years old in Winterthur.
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