In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Milton Cato
Prime minister of saint vincent and the grenadines (1915-1997).
Born June 3rd, 1915 in Saint Vincent.
Died February 10th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kingstown.
Sidney Darlington
Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.
Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.
Jürgen Kuczynski
German economist and economic historian (1904-1997).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Germany, Elberfeld. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1997 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Kiki Kogelnik
Austrian artist (1935-1997).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Graz. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1997 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Françoise Prévost
French actress (1929-1997).
Born January 13th, 1929 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 30th, 1997 at 68 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
Qin Jiwei
Chinese general (1914–1997).
Born November 16th, 1914 in Hong'an County.
Died February 2nd, 1997 at 82 years old in Beijing.
Ziya Bunyadov
Azerbaijani historian (1921-1997).
Born December 24th, 1921 in Astara.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Baku.
Laurean Rugambwa
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 12th, 1912 in Tanzania.
Died December 8th, 1997 at 85 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Pinchas Lapide
Israeli theologian, author and diplomat (1922-1997).
Born November 28th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died October 23rd, 1997 at 74 years old in Frankfurt.
Shuhei Nishida
Japanese pole vaulter (1910-1997).
Born May 21st, 1910 in Nachikatsuura.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 638
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving