In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Warner T. Koiter
Dutch mechanical engineer and professor of applied mechanics (1914-1997).
Born June 16th, 1914 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old in Delft. [ref]
James Boyd
American professional boxer.
Born November 30th, 1930 in Rocky Mount.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 66 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
James Couttet
Alpine skier.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1997 at 76 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Kurt Stöpel
German cyclist.
Born March 12th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died June 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Sung Nak-woon
South korean footballer (1926-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 71 years old in Seoul.
Lyman Bradford Smith
U.s. botanist (1904-1997).
Born September 11th, 1904 in Winchester.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Chilean scientist (1901-1997).
Born August 10th, 1901 in Valdivia.
Died July 17th, 1997 at 95 years old in Santiago.
Yevgeni Mayorov
Ice hockey player (1938–1997).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Brahim Boushaki
Algerian theologian and mufti.
Born January 3rd, 1912 in Boumerdès Province, Soumâa, Thénia, Thénia District.
Died May 27th, 1997 at 85 years old in Algiers Province, Hussein Dey District, Kouba.
William Martínez
Uruguayan footballer (1928-1997).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Pueblo Victoria.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 69 years old
Deaths 561 to 570 of 639
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi