In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (falling from height).
V. S. Pritchett
British writer and critic (1900–1997).
Born December 16th, 1900 in Ipswich.
Died March 20th, 1997 at 96 years old in London.
Jacques Foccart
French politician (1913-1997).
Born August 31st, 1913 in Marne.
Died March 19th, 1997 at 83 years old in Paris.
Félix Candela
Mexican architect (1910-1997).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Madrid.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 87 years old in Durham.
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997).
Born October 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
François Furet
French historian (1927–1997).
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure).
Kunihiko Kodaira
Japanese mathematician (1915–1997).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Kofu.
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
Emily Hahn
American writer (1905–1997).
Born January 14th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Seni Pramoj
Thai politician (1905-1997).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bangkok.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Bangkok (cancer).
David Warbeck
Film actor (1941-1997).
Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
Mate Boban
Bosnian croat politician (1940-1997).
Born February 12th, 1940 in Sovići. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1997 at 57 years old in Mostar (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
Matrika Prasad Koirala
Nepalese politician and former prime minister (1912–1997).
Born January 1st, 1912 in Varanasi.
Died September 11th, 1997 at 85 years old in Kathmandu.
Miguel Ángel Blanco
Spanish politician (1968-1997).
Died July 13th, 1997 at 29 years old in Lasarte-Oria (deliberate murder). [ref]
Veselin Đuranović
President of montenegro (1925-1997).
Born May 17th, 1925 in Danilovgrad.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 72 years old in Danilovgrad.
Allan Edwall
Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer (1924-1997).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön church parish.
Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (prostate cancer).
Alexandra Danilova
American ballet dancer (1903–1997).
Born November 20th, 1903 in Petergof. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1997 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
David Doyle
American actor (1929–1997).
Born December 1st, 1929 in Omaha.
Died February 26th, 1997 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jean Hoerni
American businessman (1924–1997).
Born September 26th, 1924 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 1997 at 72 years old in Seattle.
Jennifer Holt
American actress (1920-1997).
Born November 10th, 1920 in Hollywood.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 76 years old in Dorset (cancer).
Sombhu Mitra
Indian actor (1915-1997).
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Kolkata.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kolkata.
Friedrich von Mellenthin
German general (1904-1997).
Born August 30th, 1904 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Johannesburg.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut