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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Eric Gairy
Prime minister of grenada (1922-1997).
Born February 18th, 1922 in Grenada.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 75 years old in Grenada.
Roland Topor
French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997).
Born January 7th, 1938 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1997 at 59 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Robert Clouse
American film director.
Born March 6th, 1928 in Wisconsin. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1997 at 68 years old in Ashland (kidney failure). [ref]
Eric Laithwaite
Electrical engineer.
Born June 14th, 1921 in Atherton.
Died November 27th, 1997 at 76 years old
King Hu
Film director.
Born April 29th, 1932 in Beijing.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 64 years old in Taipei.
Yuri Nikulin
Soviet and russian actor and clown (1921-1997).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Demidov. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the united states cabinet (1907-1997).
Born December 29th, 1907 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 17th, 1997 at 89 years old in Manhattan.
Joseph Wolpe
American behavior therapist.
Born April 20th, 1915 in Johannesburg.
Died December 4th, 1997 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Gurdon.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Stanley Schachter
American psychologist.
Born April 15th, 1922 in Queens.
Died June 7th, 1997 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 589
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