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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
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 scientist (1909-1997).
Born March 14th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in New York City.
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.
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]
Jūzō Itami
Actor, film director.
Born May 5th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō-ku.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato-ku (falling).
Jean Louis
French-american costume designer (1907–1997).
Born October 5th, 1907 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1997 at 89 years old in Palm Springs.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 638
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace