In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Prince Álvaro of Orleans
Duke of galliera (1910-1997).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Coburg.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 87 years old in Monte Carlo.
Georges Marchais
Former general secretary of the french communist party (1920-1997).
Born June 7th, 1920 in La Hoguette. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1997 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Willie Pastrano
American boxer (1935–1997).
Born November 27th, 1935 in New Orleans.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 62 years old in New Orleans (liver cancer).
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Indian dancer.
Born August 24th, 1944 in Berhampur.
Died June 24th, 1997 at 52 years old in Bhubaneswar.
Bo Widerberg
Swedish film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born June 8th, 1930 in Malmö. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1997 at 66 years old in Båstad (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jack Delano
American photographer and composer.
Born August 1st, 1914 in Voroshylivka. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Puerto Rico. [ref]
William Alland
Actor, producer, writer and director (1916-1997).
Born March 4th, 1916 in Delmar.
Died November 11th, 1997 at 81 years old in Long Beach.
Rudolf Bing
Austrian-american opera impresario (1902-1997).
Born January 9th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 95 years old in St. Joseph's Medical Center (Alzheimer's disease).
John White
American rower.
Born May 16th, 1916 in Seattle.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Bellevue.
Lev Kopelev
Soviet writer.
Born April 9th, 1912 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 638
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain