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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Albert Heremans
Belgian footballer (1906-1997).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Merchtem.
Died December 15th, 1997 at 91 years old
Karl Kainberger
Austrian footballer (1912-1997).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Salzburg.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Inge Wersin-Lantschner
Austrian alpine skier (1905-1997).
Born January 26th, 1905 in Innsbruck.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 92 years old in Innsbruck.
Alfredo dos Santos
Brazilian association football player (1920–1997).
Born January 1st, 1920 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Fyodor Simashev
Cross-country skier (1945-1997).
Born March 13th, 1945 in Zainsky District.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 52 years old in Zainsk.
Paul Egli
Swiss racing cyclist (1911-1997).
Born August 18th, 1911 in Dürnten.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 85 years old in Dürnten.
Tom Evenson
British long-distance runner and steeplechaser.
Born January 9th, 1910 in Manchester.
Died November 28th, 1997 at 87 years old in Manchester.
Harry Glaß
East german ski jumper (1930-1997).
Born October 11th, 1930 in Klingenthal.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 67 years old in Rodewisch.
Ivar Eriksson
Swedish footballer (1909-1997).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Ovansjö församling.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 87 years old in Sandviken.
Teiichi Matsumaru
Japanese association football player (1909-1997).
Born February 28th, 1909 in Bunkyō-ku.
Died January 6th, 1997 at 87 years old in Japan.
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