In the year 1997
656 Notable deaths
Lyman Spitzer
American astronomer.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Toledo.
Died March 31st, 1997 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Josef Pieper
German philosopher (1904-1997).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1997 at 93 years old in Münster. [ref]
Chang Yu-sheng
Taiwanese singer.
Born June 7th, 1966 in Taiwan.
Died November 12th, 1997 at 31 years old in Mackay Memorial Hospital (traffic collision).
Joyce Compton
American film actress (1907-1997).
Born January 27th, 1907 in Lexington.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Eddie Arcaro
American jockey (1916–1997).
Born February 19th, 1916 in Cincinnati.
Died November 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Reginald Victor Jones
World war ii scientist (1911-1997).
Born September 29th, 1911 in Herne Hill.
Died December 17th, 1997 at 86 years old in Aberdeen.
Leo Rosten
Jewish american humorist.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Łódź. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Wald
American biologist, biochemist, physiologist and nobel laureate (1906–1997).
Born November 18th, 1906 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1997 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Peng Zhen
Chinese politician (1902-1997).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Quwo County.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Alfred Hershey
American chemist (1908–1997).
Born December 4th, 1908 in Owosso.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old in Syosset (heart failure).
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha