In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Olga Georges-Picot
French actress (1940-1997).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Shanghai.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 57 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (falling).
K. Shivaram Karanth
Indian writer (1902-1997).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Udupi district.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 95 years old in Manipal.
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).
Henry Vestine
American guitarist (1944–1997).
Born December 25th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 20th, 1997 at 52 years old in Gonesse (myocardial infarction).
Son Sen
Cambodian politician (1930-1997).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Trà Vinh.
Died June 15th, 1997 at 67 years old in Anlong Veng District (summary execution). [ref]
Michael Dorris
American fiction writer, essayist, memoirist (1945–1997).
Born January 30th, 1945 in Louisville.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 52 years old in Concord (intoxication).
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]
Dharamvir Bharati
Writer, novelist (1926–1997).
Born December 25th, 1926 in Prayagraj.
Died September 4th, 1997 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
Edward Mills Purcell
American physicist (1912-1997).
Born August 30th, 1912 in Taylorville.
Died March 7th, 1997 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
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]
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