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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Vladimir Soloukhin
Russian writer (1924-1997).
Born June 14th, 1924 in Sobinsky District. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan Landázuri Ricketts
Catholic cardinal (1913-1997).
Born December 19th, 1913 in Arequipa.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 83 years old in Lima.
Harlow Rothert
American shot putter (1908-1997).
Born April 1st, 1908 in Jasper County.
Died August 13th, 1997 at 89 years old in Menlo Park.
Reinhard Lauck
German footballer (1946–1997).
Born September 16th, 1946 in Sielow.
Died October 22nd, 1997 at 51 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Heinz Kaufmann
German rower (1913–1997).
Born September 20th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died August 31st, 1997 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Zaur Kaloyev
Soviet footballer (1931-1997).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Tbilisi.
Died December 23rd, 1997 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Yevgeni Lebedev
Soviet and russian theater and film actor, drama teacher (1917—1997).
Born January 15th, 1917 in Balakovo.
Died June 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Masuo Ikeda
Japanese artist (1934–1997).
Born February 23rd, 1934 in Shenyang.
Died March 8th, 1997 at 63 years old
Francis Johnson
Basketball player.
Born August 5th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Chesterfield.
Lars Ahlin
Swedish author and aesthetiian.
Born April 4th, 1915 in Sundsvall. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 491 to 500 of 639
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi