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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Ekaterina Kalinchuk
Soviet gymnast (1922–1997).
Born December 2nd, 1922.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Pedro Zaballa
Spanish footballer (1938-1997).
Born July 29th, 1938 in Castro Urdiales.
Died June 4th, 1997 at 58 years old in Oviedo.
Jack Wilson
British professional rower (1914-1997).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Bristol.
Died February 16th, 1997 at 82 years old in Devon.
Sergio Bravo
Mexican footballer (1927–1997).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died April 9th, 1997 at 69 years old
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Asnoldo Devonish
Athletics competitor.
Born June 15th, 1932 in Maracaibo.
Died January 1st, 1997 at 64 years old in Caracas.
Lars Bergendahl
Norwegian cross country skier (1909-1997).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Sørkedalen. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old [ref]
Kåre Holt
Norwegian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 27th, 1916 in Våle.
Died March 15th, 1997 at 80 years old in Holmestrand.
Francisco Aramburu
Brazilian footballer and manager (1922-1997).
Born January 7th, 1922 in Uruguaiana.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Michael Peter
Field hockey player (1949-1997).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Heidelberg.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 48 years old in Leimen.
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