In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer (1945–1997).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Chicago.
Died February 23rd, 1997 at 51 years old in Daly City (myocardial infarction).
Edward Mulhare
Irish american actor (1923-1997).
Died May 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer).
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Bill Lancaster
American screenwriter (1947-1997).
Born November 17th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died January 4th, 1997 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.
Michael Manley
4th prime minister of jamaica (1924–1997).
Born December 10th, 1924 in Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1997 at 72 years old in Kingston (prostate cancer). [ref]
Clyde Tombaugh
American astronomer (1906–1997).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Streator.
Died January 17th, 1997 at 90 years old in Las Cruces.
Charles Hallahan
American actor (1943–1997).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Louis, Prince Napoléon
Pretender to the throne of france (1914–1997).
Born January 23rd, 1914 in Brussels.
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 83 years old in Genolier.
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).
Brian Glover
British character actor, writer and professional wrestler (1934-1997).
Born April 2nd, 1934 in Sheffield.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 63 years old in London (brain cancer).
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.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C..
Wilbert Awdry
British vicar and author (1911–1997).
Born June 15th, 1911 in Romsey.
Died March 21st, 1997 at 85 years old in Stroud.
Vittorio Mussolini
Italian film producer (1916-1997).
Born September 27th, 1916 in Milan.
Died June 12th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.
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).
Bridgette Andersen
American actress and model (1975–1997).
Born July 11th, 1975 in Inglewood. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1997 at 21 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Hastings Banda
First president of malawi.
Born February 15th, 1898 in Kasungu.
Died November 25th, 1997 at 99 years old in Johannesburg.
Diana Lewis
American film actress (1919-1997).
Born September 18th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 77 years old in Rancho Mirage (pancreatic cancer).
Fred Zinnemann
Austrian film director (1907-1997).
Born April 29th, 1907 in Rzeszów.
Died March 14th, 1997 at 89 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Jeane Dixon
American astrologer and psychic.
Born January 5th, 1904 in Medford.
Died January 26th, 1997 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Kathy Acker
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997).
Born April 18th, 1947 in New York City.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 50 years old in Tijuana (cancer, breast cancer).
Richie Ashburn
American baseball player (1927–1997).
Born March 19th, 1927 in Tilden.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hans Eysenck
British psychologist (1916–1997).
Born March 4th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 81 years old in London (brain cancer).
Harold Robbins
American novelist (1916–1997).
Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure).
Marjorie Reynolds
American actress (1917–1997).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Buhl.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Manhattan Beach (heart failure).
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