In the year 1997
619 Notable deaths
K. Shivaram Karanth
Indian writer (1902-1997).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Udupi district.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 95 years old in Manipal.
Rosina Lawrence
American actress (1912-1997).
Born December 30th, 1912 in Westboro, Ottawa. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Tete Montoliu
Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933-1997).
Born March 28th, 1933 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1997 at 64 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer). [ref]
Troy Ruttman
American racing driver.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Mooreland.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 67 years old in Lake Havasu City (lung cancer).
Andrés Rodríguez
43.° president of paraguay from february 3, 1989 to august 15, 1993.
Born June 19th, 1923 in Borja.
Died April 21st, 1997 at 73 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Renzo Montagnani
Italian actor (1930-1997).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.
Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Jambyn Batmönkh
Mongolian politician.
Born March 10th, 1927 in Uvs Province.
Died May 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Chico Science
Brazilian musician.
Born March 13th, 1966 in Olinda.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 30 years old in Recife (traffic collision).
Giorgio Strehler
Italian opera and theatre director (1921-1997).
Born August 14th, 1921 in Barcola. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1997 at 76 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 619
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe