In the year 1997
658 Notable deaths
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997).
Born March 28th, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died August 24th, 1997 at 64 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer).
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Adil Çarçani
Albanian politician (1922-1997).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Fushëbardhë.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 75 years old in Tirana.
Renzo Montagnani
Italian actor (1930-1997).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Klaus Wunderlich
German musician.
Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.
Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).
Jaime Milans del Bosch
Spanish general (1915-1997).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).
Hiram Keller
American actor (1944-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1944 in Lowndes County. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Atlanta (liver cancer). [ref]
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Whether or not there’s an afterlife, screw it. Just live your life right here right now before it’s too late. Maxime Lagacé