In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Roy Lichtenstein
American pop artist.
Born October 27th, 1923 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1997 at 73 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Joanna Moore
American actress (1934-1997).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Parrott. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 63 years old in Indian Wells (lung cancer). [ref]
Red Skelton
American comedian (1913–1997).
Born July 18th, 1913 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia). [ref]
Marshall Applewhite
American cult leader.
Died March 26th, 1997 at 65 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (intoxication).
Brian Pillman
American professional wrestler and football player (1962-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1962 in Cincinnati.
Died October 5th, 1997 at 35 years old in Bloomington (coronary artery disease).
Toshirō Mifune
Japanese actor (1920-1997).
Born April 1st, 1920 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1997 at 77 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Denver Pyle
American actor (1920-1997).
Born May 11th, 1920 in Kit Carson County.
Died December 25th, 1997 at 77 years old in Burbank (lung cancer).
Magda Gabor
Hungarian-american socialite and television personality.
Born June 11th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died June 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (kidney failure).
Ben Hogan
American golfer.
Born August 13th, 1912 in Dublin.
Died July 25th, 1997 at 84 years old in Fort Worth.
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997).
Born January 16th, 1958 in Korkino.
Died December 25th, 1997 at 39 years old in Annapurna.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace