In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov
Soviet prime minister 1980-1985, metallurgist.
Born May 14th, 1905 in Kharkiv.
Died June 1st, 1997 at 92 years old in Petrovo-Dalnee.
Rosalie Crutchley
British actress (1920-1997).
Born January 4th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1997 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Richard Warwick
British actor (1945-1997).
Born April 29th, 1945 in England.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 52 years old in St John's Wood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Helene Hanff
Screenwriter, writer (1916-1997).
Born April 15th, 1916 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Edward Mills Purcell
American physicist (1912-1997).
Born August 30th, 1912 in Taylorville.
Died March 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Henry Vestine
American musician (1944-1997).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Takoma Park. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist (1939-1997).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Widener. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer). [ref]
Olga Georges-Picot
French actress (1940-1997).
Born June 6th, 1940 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Dharamvir Bharati
Writer, novelist.
Born December 25th, 1926 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Conlon Nancarrow
American composer.
Born October 27th, 1912 in Texarkana. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 589
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson