In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Hy Averback
American actor, producer and director (1920-1997).
Born October 21st, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
François Furet
French historian.
Born March 27th, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1997 at 70 years old in Toulouse (heart failure). [ref]
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
President of bangladesh.
Born March 26th, 1916 in Rangpur.
Died July 8th, 1997 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
Emily Hahn
American writer (1905–1997).
Born January 14th, 1905 in St. Louis.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 92 years old in Manhattan.
Allan Edwall
Actor, film director (1924-1997).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön's parish. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Stockholm (prostate cancer). [ref]
Seni Pramoj
Thai politician (1905-1997).
Born May 26th, 1905 in Bangkok.
Died July 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Bangkok (cancer).
Alexandra Danilova
American ballet dancer (1903–1997).
Born November 20th, 1903 in Petergof. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1997 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 638
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott