In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Pamela Harriman
American diplomat (1920-1997).
Born March 20th, 1920 in Farnborough.
Died February 5th, 1997 at 76 years old in American Hospital of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Michael Hedges
American guitarist (1953–1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento.
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision).
Biju Patnaik
Indian politician, aviator and businessman (1916–1997).
Born March 5th, 1916 in Cuttack.
Died April 17th, 1997 at 81 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Ronnie Lane
English rock musician (1946–1997).
Born April 1st, 1946 in Plaistow.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Trinidad (pneumonia, multiple sclerosis).
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-american abstract expressionist artist (1904–1997).
Born April 24th, 1904 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1997 at 92 years old in East Hampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Karen Wetterhahn
American chemist (1948–1997).
Born October 16th, 1948 in Plattsburgh.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 48 years old in Lyme (mercury poisoning).
Adriana Caselotti
American actress (1916–1997).
Born May 6th, 1916 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Bảo Đại
Emperor of vietnam from 1926 to 1945.
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Huế.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 83 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
James A. Michener
American author (1907-1997).
Born February 3rd, 1907 in Doylestown.
Died October 16th, 1997 at 90 years old in Austin (kidney failure).
Don Messick
American voice actor (1926–1997).
Born September 7th, 1926 in Buffalo.
Died October 24th, 1997 at 71 years old in Salinas (stroke).
Diosdado Macapagal
President of the philippines from 1961 to 1965.
Born September 28th, 1910 in Lubao.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 86 years old in Makati (pneumonia, kidney failure).
Dora Maar
French photographer and painter (1907–1997).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 16th, 1997 at 89 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Sheldon Leonard
American actor, producer, director, and writer (1907–1997).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Manhattan.
Died January 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills.
Georg Solti
Hungarian-british conductor (1912–1997).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Budapest.
Died September 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Antibes (myocardial infarction).
Rich Mullins
American christian musician (1955–1997).
Born October 21st, 1955 in Richmond.
Died September 19th, 1997 at 41 years old in Bloomington (traffic collision).
Jermaine Stewart
American musician, singer, actor, dancer (1957–1997).
Born September 7th, 1957 in Columbus.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 39 years old in Homewood (liver cancer).
Isaiah Berlin
Russo-british-latvian jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909–1997).
Died November 5th, 1997 at 88 years old in Acland Hospital.
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr.
Philadelphia typesetter said to have had the longest name ever used (1914–1997).
Born August 4th, 1914 in Bergedorf. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1997 at 83 years old in Philadelphia.
Catherine Scorsese
American actress (1912–1997).
Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Shoichi Yokoi
Japanese world war ii soldier (1915−1997).
Born March 31st, 1915 in Saori.
Died September 27th, 1997 at 82 years old in Nagoya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugene Stoner
American firearms designer (1922–1997).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Gosport.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Palm City (cancer).
Amha Selassie
Emperor-in-exile of ethiopia (1916–1997).
Born July 27th, 1916 in Harar.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 80 years old in McLean.
Billy Bremner
Scottish association football player and manager.
Born December 9th, 1942 in Stirling.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 54 years old in Doncaster (myocardial infarction).
Robert Swenson
American professional wrestler, stuntman, and actor (1957–1997).
Born January 5th, 1957 in San Antonio.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Edward Mulhare
Irish american actor (1923-1997).
Died May 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer).
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder