In the year 1997
664 Notable deaths
Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Eldest daughter of prince nicholas of greece and grand duchess elena vladimirovna of russia (1903-1997).
Born June 11th, 1903 in Tatoi Palace.
Died October 16th, 1997 at 94 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Glen Buxton
American guitarist, songwriter (1947-1997).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Akron.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 49 years old in Clarion (pneumonia).
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. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1997 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
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..
John Kendrew
English biochemist and crystallographer (1917–1997).
Born March 24th, 1917 in Oxford.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Barbara
French recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born June 9th, 1930 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1997 at 67 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cardiovascular disease).
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).
Sally Blane
American actress (1910-1997).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1997 at 87 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Jūzō Itami
Actor, film director.
Born May 5th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō-ku.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato-ku (falling).
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.
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.
Alparslan Türkeş
Turkish politician (1917–1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
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.
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Cornelius Castoriadis
Greek-french philosopher (1922–1997).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 75 years old in Paris.
Don Porter
Actor (1912-1997).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Miami.
Died February 11th, 1997 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills.
Virgilio Barco Vargas
President of colombia (1986-1990).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cúcuta.
Died May 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Bogotá (cancer).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 664
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy