In the year 1997

638 Notable deaths

Rosina Lawrence

American actress (1912-1997).

Born December 30th, 1912 in Westboro.

Died June 23rd, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).

Chico Science

Brazilian musician.

Born March 13th, 1966 in Olinda.

Died February 2nd, 1997 at 30 years old in Recife (traffic collision).

Hans Robert Jauss

German academic (1921-1997).

Born December 12th, 1921 in Göppingen.

Died March 1st, 1997 at 75 years old in Constance.

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]

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.

Adil Çarçani

Albanian politician (1922-1997).

Born May 15th, 1922 in Fushëbardhë.

Died October 13th, 1997 at 75 years old in Tirana.

Renzo Montagnani

Italian actor (1930-1997).

Born September 11th, 1930 in Alessandria.

Died May 22nd, 1997 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).

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]

Anne Stine Ingstad

Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).

Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.

Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Klaus Wunderlich

German musician.

Born June 18th, 1931 in Chemnitz.

Died October 28th, 1997 at 66 years old in Engen (myocardial infarction).

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