In the year 1997
656 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917–1997).
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Norris Bradbury
American physicist.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Santa Barbara.
Died August 20th, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Alamos (infectious disease). [ref]
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Gurdon.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Donald Schön
American academic.
Born September 19th, 1930 in Boston.
Died September 13th, 1997 at 66 years old in Boston.
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the united states cabinet (1907-1997).
Born December 29th, 1907 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1997 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Eric Laithwaite
Electrical engineer.
Born June 14th, 1921 in Atherton.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 76 years old
Saw Maung
Prime minister of burma (1928-1997).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Mandalay.
Died July 24th, 1997 at 68 years old in Yangon (myocardial infarction).
Thelma Carpenter
American actress and musician (1922–1997).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Joseph Wolpe
American behavior therapist.
Born April 20th, 1915 in Johannesburg.
Died December 4th, 1997 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (1929-1997).
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Kaposvár.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 68 years old in Győr.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche