In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Floyd Cramer
American pianist (1933–1997).
Born October 27th, 1933 in Shreveport.
Died December 31st, 1997 at 64 years old in Nashville (lung cancer).
Mukul S. Anand
Indian director and producer (1951-1997).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Mumbai.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 45 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Benjamin Atkins
American serial killer (1968-1997).
Born August 26th, 1968 in Louisiana.
Died September 17th, 1997 at 29 years old in Jackson (death from AIDS-related complications).
Wende Wagner
American film and television actress (1941-1997).
Born December 6th, 1941 in New London.
Died February 26th, 1997 at 55 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Glen Buxton
American guitarist, songwriter (1947-1997).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Akron.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 49 years old in Clarion (pneumonia).
Chiang Wei-kuo
General of the republic of china, adopted son of president chiang kai-shek (1916-1997).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Tokyo.
Died September 22nd, 1997 at 80 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Gerda Christian
Personal secretary of adolf hitler (1913–1997).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died April 14th, 1997 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer).
Robert Serber
American physicist (1909–1997).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications). [ref]
Cheddi Jagan
President of guyana, prime minister of guyana, dentist (1918-1997).
Born March 22nd, 1918 in Port Mourant.
Died March 6th, 1997 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Denis Compton
Cricket player of england. (1918-1997).
Born May 23rd, 1918 in Middlesex.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 78 years old in Berkshire (sepsis).
Billie Dove
American silent film actress; aviator (1903–1997).
Born May 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 31st, 1997 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Lam Ching-ying
Hong kong actor and choreographer (1952–1997).
Born December 27th, 1952 in Hong Kong.
Died November 8th, 1997 at 44 years old in Hong Kong (liver cancer).
Barbara
French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997).
Born June 9th, 1930 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1997 at 67 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cardiovascular disease).
Jūzō Itami
Japanese actor, film director (1933–1997).
Born May 15th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō Ward.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato (falling).
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Etawah.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Herb Caen
American newspaper columnist.
Born April 3rd, 1916 in Sacramento.
Died February 1st, 1997 at 80 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean Louis
French-american costume designer (1907–1997).
Born October 5th, 1907 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1997 at 89 years old in Palm Springs.
Sally Blane
American actress (1910-1997).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 27th, 1997 at 87 years old in Palm Springs (cancer).
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov
Soviet prime minister 1980-1985, metallurgist.
Born May 14th, 1905 in Kharkiv.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 92 years old in Petrovo-Dalnee.
Alparslan Türkeş
Founder of turkish nationalist action party and grey wolves (1917–1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
John Kendrew
English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997).
Born March 24th, 1917 in Oxford.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
H. W. L. Poonja
Indian spiritual teacher (1910-1997).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Gujranwala.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 86 years old in Lucknow.
Cornelius Castoriadis
Greek-french philosopher (1922–1997).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 75 years old in Paris.
Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer).
Stan Stasiak
Canadian professional wrestler (1937–1997).
Born April 13th, 1937 in Arvida.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 60 years old in Toronto.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 722
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci