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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Marie Bedford
Swimmer (1907-1997).
Born March 27th, 1907 in South Africa.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 90 years old in Durban. [ref]
Juan Félix Sánchez
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997).
Born May 16th, 1901 in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 95 years old in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Karl Berg
Austrian archbishop (1908-1997).
Born December 27th, 1908 in Radstadt. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Mattsee. [ref]
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Czech gymnast.
Born June 27th, 1913 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Laurence Stoddard
American coxswain (1903-1997).
Born December 22nd, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Bridgeport.
Tom Søndergaard
Danish footballer (1944-1997).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Copenhagen.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 53 years old in Frederikssund.
László Szabados
Swimmer (1911-1992).
Born April 11th, 1911 in Subotica.
Died October 17th, 1997 at 86 years old
Rowland George
British rower (1905-1997).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Bath.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 92 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Karol Borhy
Slovak footballer (1912-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 84 years old in Lučenec.
Sipan Shiraz
Armenian poet (1967-1997).
Born June 25th, 1967 in Yerevan.
Died April 15th, 1997 at 29 years old in Yerevan.
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