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In the year 1997
664 Notable deaths
Sanford Meisner
American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Harold Robbins
American novelist.
Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Laurie Lee
British writer (1914-1997).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Stroud. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Slad (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Paul Tsongas
American politician (1941–1997).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Lowell.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 55 years old in Lowell (pneumonia, lymphoma).
Samuel Fuller
American screenwriter, actor and film director (1912-1997).
Born August 12th, 1912 in Worcester. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1997 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Eddie Chapman
English spy (1914–1997).
Born November 16th, 1914 in Burnopfield.
Died December 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in St Albans.
Helenio Herrera
Argentine-french football player and manager (1910-1997).
Born April 10th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 9th, 1997 at 87 years old in Venice.
Otto Ernst Remer
1912-1997, german wehrmacht officer.
Born August 18th, 1912 in Neubrandenburg.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Málaga.
Chetan Anand
Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1915–1997).
Born January 3rd, 1921 in Lahore. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Don Hutson
American football player and coach (1913–1997).
Born January 31st, 1913 in Pine Bluff.
Died June 26th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist (1915-1997).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Zhytomyr.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Jesse White
American actor (1917–1997).
Born January 4th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jean-Dominique Bauby
French journalist, author and editor with locked-in syndrome (1952-1997).
Born April 23rd, 1952 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 44 years old in Garches (pneumonia).
Masaru Ibuka
Japanese businessman (1908–1997).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Nikkō-shi.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Stubby Kaye
American actor (1918-1997).
Born November 11th, 1918 in Morningside Heights.
Died December 14th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer, lung cancer).
Billy Mackenzie
Scottish singer (1957–1997).
Born March 27th, 1957 in Dundee.
Died January 22nd, 1997 at 39 years old in Scotland (intoxication).
Coleman Young
American politician (1918-1997).
Born May 24th, 1918 in Tuscaloosa.
Died November 29th, 1997 at 79 years old in Detroit (pulmonary emphysema).
James Dickey
American writer (1923–1997).
Born February 2nd, 1923 in Atlanta.
Died January 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Columbia.
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Paris.
Died December 1st, 1997 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Walter Gotell
German actor (1924–1997).
Born March 15th, 1924 in Bonn.
Died May 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in London (cancer).
Urmila Bhatt
Indian actress.
Born November 1st, 1934 in Dehradun. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Juhu.
Gail Davis
American actress and horseback rider (1925-1997).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Little Rock.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker (1906–1997).
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
American geologist and astronomer.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 1997 at 69 years old in Alice Springs (traffic collision).
Bobby Helms
American country singer (1933-1997).
Born August 15th, 1933 in Bloomington.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 63 years old in Martinsville (pulmonary emphysema).
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