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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Boris Balinsky
Ukrainian/south african biologist (1905–1997).
Born September 23rd, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 91 years old in Johannesburg.
Edi Rada
Austrian figure skater (1922–1997).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Vancouver.
Mariya Batrakova
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1997).
Born November 21st, 1922.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Juan Burgueño
Uruguayan footballer (1923-1997).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 74 years old
Heikki A. Alikoski
Finnish astronomer (1912-1997).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Oulu.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 85 years old in Turku.
John Stack
American rower.
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Camden.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 73 years old in Lake Berryessa.
Émile Stijnen
Belgian footballer (1907-1997).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Antwerp.
Died March 27th, 1997 at 89 years old
Aleksandr Ivanov
Soviet footballer (1928-1997).
Born April 14th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vladimir Sukharev
Athletics competitor (1924-1997).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Korday.
Died April 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Charlotte van Pallandt
Dutch painter and sculptor (1898-1997).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Arnhem.
Died July 30th, 1997 at 98 years old in Noordwijk.
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