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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Amleto Frignani
Italian footballer (1932-1997).
Born March 5th, 1932 in Carpi.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 64 years old in Fresno.
Paul Guth
French writer (1910-1997).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Ossun. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1997 at 87 years old in Ville-d'Avray. [ref]
Tadeusz Janczar
Actor (1926-1997).
Born April 25th, 1926 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1997 at 71 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ida Gerhardt
Dutch poet.
Born May 11th, 1905 in Gorinchem. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1997 at 92 years old in Warnsveld. [ref]
Cecil Smith
Figure skater (1908–1997).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died November 9th, 1997 at 89 years old
Yulii Meitus
Ukrainian composer (1903-1997).
Born January 28th, 1903 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 94 years old in Kyiv.
Claude Tresmontant
French philosopher.
Born August 5th, 1925 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aníbal Tarabini
Argentine association football player (1941-1997).
Born August 4th, 1941 in La Plata.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 55 years old in Berazategui (traffic collision).
Werner Aspenström
Swedish writer and poet (1918–1997).
Born November 13th, 1918 in Smedjebacken Municipality.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Marjorie Best
American hollywood costume designer (1903-1997).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Jacksonville.
Died June 14th, 1997 at 94 years old in Toluca Lake.
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