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o Michael Lemoyne Kennedy (27 Feb 1958 - 31 Dec 1997)
Lawyer
o Danilo Dolci (28 Jun 1924 - 31 Dec 1997)
Writer and social worker
o Melville (Ginger) Marks (5 Mar 1921 - 31 Dec 1997)
Activist, intelligence officer and producer
o Jack Hewit (17 May 1917 - 30 Dec 1997)
Intelligence agent
o James Dunnett (12 Feb 1914 - 30 Dec 1997)
Politician
o Martin Harold Bayer (24 Jan 1931 - 27 Dec 1997)
Human rights lawyer
o Penelope Piercy (15 Apr 1916 - 27 Dec 1997)
Missionary and civil servant
o Cornelius Castoriadis (11 Mar 1922 - 26 Dec 1997)
Political philosopher and writer
o Simone Ovide Duvalier (19 Mar 1914 - 25 Dec 1997)
Dictator's wife
o Yvonne Cormeau Farrow (18 Dec 1909 - 25 Dec 1997)
SOE operative
o Ivor Clemitson (8 Dec 1931 - 24 Dec 1997)
Politician
o Jim Gibbons (3 Aug 1924 - 21 Dec 1997)
Politician
o Andrew Armstrong (1 May 1907 - 21 Dec 1997)
Colonial servant
o Uzi Narkiss (6 Jan 1925 - 17 Dec 1997)
Soldier
o David Rousset (18 Jan 1912 - 13 Dec 1997)
Intellectual
o Lionel Alfred Luckhoo (2 Mar 1914 - 12 Dec 1997)
Lawyer and politician
o Eddie Chapman (16 Nov 1914 - 11 Dec 1997)
Secret agent, safebreaker
o Carlos Rafael Rodriguez Rodriguez (23 May 1913 - 8 Dec 1997)
Economist and politician
o Eric (Frederick Alfred) Messer (Jul 1909 - 7 Dec 1997)
Campaigner
o Harry Kissin (23 Aug 1912 - 22 Nov 1997)
Businessman
o Harold Sydney Geneen (22 Jan 1910 - 21 Nov 1997)
Businessman
o Frank Fenwick Steele (12 Feb 1923 - 20 Nov 1997)
intelligence officer
o John Eltringham Coulson (13 Sep 1919 - 15 Nov 1997)
Diplomat
o Helen Brook (12 Oct 1907 - 3 Oct 1997)
Birth control Campaigner
o Hetty Vorhaus (7 Dec 1909 - 27 Sep 1997)
Film-maker And campaigner
o Royer Wybot (Roger-Paul Warin) (13 Oct 1913 - 26Sep 1997)
Intelligence agent
o Thomas George Thomas (29 Jan 1909 - 22 Sep 1997)
Politician
o George Clark (31 Jul 1926 - 20 Sep 1997)
Activist
o Catherine Bennett Thackeray (30 May 1922 - 17 Sep 1997)
Teacher and campaigner
o Arthur Henry MacNamara Hills (29 Dec 1905 - 16 Sep 1997)
Civil Servant
o Andrew Douglas Algernon Maclean Fountaine (7 Dec 1918 - 14 Sep 1997)
Fascist
o Roger Frey (11 Jun 1913 - 13 Sep 1997)
Politician
o Chaim Herzog (17 Sep 1919 - 17 Apr 1997)
Soldier and politician
o Audrey Harvey (3 Mar 1912 - 11 Apr 1997)
Charity worker
o David Bingham (16 Apr 1940 - 20 Feb 1997)
Spy
o Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1909 - 19 Feb 1997)
Military dictator
o Deng Xiaoping (22 Aug 1904 - 19 Feb 1997)
Politician
o Alphonse Marie Nkubito (1954 - 13 Feb 1997)
Politician and lawyer
o John Horner (5 Nov 1911 - 11 Feb 1997)
Trade unionist and politician
o Ludwig Soswinski (15 Jan 1905 - 9 Feb 1997)
Nazi-hunter
o David Austick (8 Mar 1920 - 9 Feb 1997)
Bookseller and politician
o Dorothy Fosdick (17 Apr 1913 - 5 Feb 1997)
Foreign policy expert
o Pamela Beryl Harriman (20 Mar 1920 - 5 Feb 1997)
Diplomat
o James Friell (13 Mar 1912 - 4 Feb 1997)
Political cartoonist
o Aubrey Geoffrey Frederick Rippon (28 May 1924 - 28 Jan 1997)
Politician
o Donald Stokes (1 Apr 1927 - 26 Jan 1997)
Political and social scientist
o Iris Bentley (5 Aug 1931 - 23 Jan 1997)
Campaigner
o Nicholas John Hinton (16 Mar 1942 - 21 Jan 1997)
Charity Administrator
o Martin Redmond (15 Aug 1937 - 20 Jan 1997)
Politician
o Ivo de Souza (24 Aug 1924 - 19 Jan 1997)
Pilot and public servant
o Paul Efthemios Tsongas (14 Feb 1941 - 18 Jan 1997)
Politician
o John Douglas May (28 Jun 1923 - 15 Jan 1997)
Judge
o Phillip Howard (17 Aug 1913 - 13 Jan 1997)
Businessman
o John Stanleigh (5 Jul 1919 - 10 Jan 1997)
Soldier, businessman and peace campaigner
o David Wallace Bell (22 Feb 1919 - 10 Jan 1997)
Refugee resettlement and industrial realtions expert
o Harman Joseph Gerard Grisewood (8 Feb 1906 - 8 Jan 1997)
Public servant
o Christopher Paget Mayhew (12 Jun 1915 - 7 Jan 1997)
Politician
o Christopher Paget Mayhew (12 Jun 1915 - 7 Jan 1997)
Politician
o James Comyn (8 Mar 1921 - 5 Jan 1997)
Judge
o Iain Campbell Mills (21 Apr 1940 - Jan 1997)
Politician


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