In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
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]
Bohumil Hrabal
Czech writer.
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brno-Židenice. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Prague (fall). [ref]
Paul Rudolph
American architect.
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Elkton. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1997 at 78 years old in New York City (mesothelioma). [ref]
Owen Barfield
British philosopher.
Born November 9th, 1898 in London. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 99 years old in Forest Row. [ref]
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations".
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 589
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney