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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Mikel Koliqi
Catholic cardinal (1902-1997).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Shkodër.
Died January 28th, 1997 at 94 years old in Shkodër.
Donald Beer
American rower.
Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).
Dequinha
Brazilian association football player (1928-1997).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Mossoró.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Aracaju. [ref]
Berta Bojetu
Slovene actor and poet.
Born February 7th, 1946 in Maribor.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 51 years old in Ljubljana.
Raymond Bass
Gymnast (1910–1997).
Born January 15th, 1910 in Arkansas.
Died March 10th, 1997 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Gerhard Wiltfang
West german equestrian (1946-1997).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Stuhr.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Thedinghausen.
Mary Wills
American costume designer (1914-1997).
Born July 4th, 1914 in Prescott.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 82 years old in Sedona (kidney failure).
Vassily Solomin
Boxer (1953-1997).
Born January 5th, 1953 in Perm.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 44 years old in Perm (lung cancer).
Matti Sippala
Athletics competitor (1908-1997).
Born March 11th, 1908 in Hollola.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Kotka.
Arthur Machado
Brazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Niterói.
Died February 28th, 1997 at 88 years old in Boa Vista.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 639
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