In the year 1997
605 Notable deaths
Alparslan Türkeş
Turkish politician (1917-1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Polly Ann Young
American actress (1908-1997).
Born October 25th, 1908 in Denver.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Julian Jaynes
American psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1920 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 1997 at 77 years old in Charlottetown.
Terry Nation
Welsh television writer.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [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).
Derek Taylor
British music executive.
Born May 7th, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died September 8th, 1997 at 65 years old in Sudbury (cancer).
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Swedish prince (1912-1997); son of gustaf vi adolf and princess margaret of connaught.
Born February 28th, 1912 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Tony Zale
American boxer (1913-1997).
Died March 20th, 1997 at 83 years old in Portage (Alzheimer's disease).
Melvin Calvin
American biochemist.
Born April 8th, 1911 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1997 at 85 years old in Berkeley (heart failure). [ref]
Sydney Newman
Canadian television producer (1917-1997).
Born April 1st, 1917 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1997 at 80 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 605
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler