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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Clyde Tombaugh
American astronomer (1906-1997).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Streator.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 90 years old in Las Cruces.
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1918-1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Charles Hallahan
American film, television and stage actor (1943-1997).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1997 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Boyd
American pilot and pentagon consultant.
Born January 23rd, 1927 in Erie.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in West Palm Beach (cancer).
Louis, Prince Napoléon
Pretender to the throne of france (1914–1997).
Born January 23rd, 1914 in City of Brussels.
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 83 years old in Genolier.
Gunpei Yokoi
Japanese video game designer (1941–1997).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Kyoto.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 56 years old in Ishikawa Prefecture (traffic collision).
William J. Brennan
U.s. supreme court justice from 1956 to 1990.
Born April 25th, 1906 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1997 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Randy California
American guitarist and singer (1951–1997).
Born February 20th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died January 2nd, 1997 at 45 years old in Molokaʻi (drowning).
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author.
Born June 15th, 1911 in Romsey. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Stroud. [ref]
Vittorio Mussolini
Italian film producer (1916-1997).
Born September 27th, 1916 in Milan.
Died June 12th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 638
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