In the year 1997
656 Notable deaths
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.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 656
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling