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In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Max Bloesch
Swiss handball player.
Born June 27th, 1908 in Olten.
Died August 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Solothurn.
Afonsinho
Brazilian footballer (1914-1997).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Guillermo Díaz
Chilean footballer (1930-1997).
Born December 29th, 1930 in Valparaíso.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 66 years old in Santiago.
Komil Yashin
Soviet writer and poet (1909-1997).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Andijan.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Tashkent.
Raúl Arellano
Mexican footballer (1935-1997).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Guadalajara.
Died October 12th, 1997 at 62 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Curta
Spanish footballer (1922–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1922 in Sant Martí de Llémena. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1997 at 75 years old in Salt.
Jack Archer
English sprinter.
Born August 10th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died July 29th, 1997 at 75 years old in Cheltenham.
Eduardas Mieželaitis
Lithuanian politician, poet and author (1919-1997).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Pakruojis.
Died June 6th, 1997 at 77 years old in Vilnius.
Mladen Koščak
Croatian footballer (1936-1997).
Born October 16th, 1936 in Zagreb.
Died August 3rd, 1997 at 60 years old in Zagreb.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown