In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician (1924–1997).
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer).
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).
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929–1997).
Born November 11th, 1929 in Chicago.
Died March 10th, 1997 at 67 years old in Queens (cardiovascular disease).
Sydney Newman
Canadian television producer (1917–1997).
Born April 1st, 1917 in Toronto.
Died October 30th, 1997 at 80 years old in Toronto.
Carey Loftin
American actor (1914-1997).
Born January 31st, 1914 in Blountstown.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 83 years old in Huntington Beach.
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Swedish prince (1912-1997); son of gustaf vi adolf and princess margaret of connaught.
Born February 28th, 1912 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Terry Nation
Welsh television writer (1930–1997).
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Derek Taylor
British music executive (1932-1997).
Born May 7th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sudbury (cancer).
Andrew Keir
British actor (1926-1997).
Born April 3rd, 1926 in Shotts.
Died October 5th, 1997 at 71 years old in London.
Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild
French-born financier (1926-1997).
Born September 30th, 1926 in Paris.
Died November 2nd, 1997 at 71 years old in Pregny-Chambésy (pulmonary emphysema).
Julian Jaynes
American psychologist (1920–1997).
Born February 27th, 1920 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 77 years old in Charlottetown.
Polly Ann Young
American actress (1908-1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London.
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row.
Aldo Rossi
Italian architect (1931-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 66 years old in Milan. [ref]
Paul Rudolph
American architect (1918–1997).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Elkton. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1997 at 78 years old in New York City (mesothelioma).
Gul Mohammed
Shortest adult human (1957–1997).
Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Vince Gironda
American bodybuilder (1917-1997).
Born November 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ventura County. [ref]
Stig Anderson
Swedish lyricist, music publisher, composer, music executive, manager for abba, teacher (1931-1997).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Mariestads.
Died September 12th, 1997 at 66 years old in Oscar Parish (myocardial infarction).
Rosalie Crutchley
British actress (1920–1997).
Born January 4th, 1920 in London.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in London.
Ted Gärdestad
Swedish musician (1956–1997).
Born February 18th, 1956 in Sollentuna parish.
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 41 years old in Sollentuna parish (falling).
Bohumil Hrabal
Czech writer (1914–1997).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brno-Židenice, Židenice. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Prague (falling from height). [ref]
K. Shivaram Karanth
Indian writer (1902-1997).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Udupi district.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 95 years old in Manipal.
Tony Zale
American boxer (1913-1997).
Died March 20th, 1997 at 83 years old in Portage (Alzheimer's disease).
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Extension.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 61 years old in Inglewood (heart failure).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 722
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