In the year 1997
654 Notable deaths
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]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 654
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine