In the year 1997
664 Notable deaths
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).
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]
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.
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.
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.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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).
Andrew Keir
British actor (1926-1997).
Born April 3rd, 1926 in Shotts.
Died October 5th, 1997 at 71 years old in London.
Julian Jaynes
American psychologist (1920–1997).
Born February 27th, 1920 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 77 years old in Charlottetown.
Derek Taylor
British music executive.
Born May 7th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sudbury (cancer).
Aldo Rossi
Italian architect (1931-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 66 years old in Milan. [ref]
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).
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London.
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row.
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).
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Etawah.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Paul Rudolph
American architect (1918–1997).
Born October 28th, 1918 in Elkton. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1997 at 78 years old in New York City (mesothelioma).
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).
Rosalie Crutchley
British actress (1920–1997).
Born January 4th, 1920 in London.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in London.
Tony Zale
American boxer (1913-1997).
Died March 20th, 1997 at 83 years old in Portage (Alzheimer's disease).
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]
Melvin Calvin
American biochemist (1911–1997).
Born April 8th, 1911 in Saint Paul.
Died January 8th, 1997 at 85 years old in Berkeley (heart failure).
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Extension.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 61 years old in Inglewood (heart failure).
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 664
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau