In the year 1997
667 Notable deaths
Ella Maillart
Sportwomen, explorator, traveler and writer (1903–1997).
Born February 20th, 1903 in Plainpalais.
Died March 27th, 1997 at 94 years old in Chandolin.
Ayya Khema
German buddhist nun.
Born August 25th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 74 years old in Oy-Mittelberg (breast cancer).
Troy Ruttman
American racing driver.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Mooreland.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 67 years old in Lake Havasu City (lung cancer).
Helen Jacobs
American tennis player.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.
Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).
Elsa De Giorgi
Italian film actress and writer (1914-1997).
Born January 26th, 1914 in Pesaro.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 83 years old in Rome.
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
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).
Walter Molino
Italian illustrator.
Born November 5th, 1915 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 82 years old in Milan.
Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri
Iraqi neo-classical poet (1899 – 1997).
Born July 26th, 1899 in Najaf.
Died July 27th, 1997 at 98 years old in Damascus.
Rosina Lawrence
American actress (1912-1997).
Born December 30th, 1912 in Westboro.
Died June 23rd, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Chico Science
Brazilian singer-songwriter (1966−1997).
Born March 13th, 1966 in Olinda.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 30 years old in Recife (traffic collision).
Hans Robert Jauss
German academic (1921-1997).
Born December 12th, 1921 in Göppingen.
Died March 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Constance.
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997).
Born March 28th, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 64 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer).
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Adil Çarçani
Albanian politician (1922-1997).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Fushëbardhë.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 75 years old in Tirana.
Renzo Montagnani
Italian actor (1930-1997).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Klaus Wunderlich
German musician.
Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.
Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).
Jaime Milans del Bosch
Spanish general (1915-1997).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).
Hiram Keller
American actor (1944-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1944 in Lowndes County. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Atlanta (liver cancer). [ref]
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Salinas.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer).
Fenton Robinson
American chicago blues singer and guitarist.
Born September 23rd, 1935 in Greenwood.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 62 years old in Rockford (brain cancer).
Nuccio Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born July 4th, 1914 in Turin. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Turin. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 667
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling