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In the year 1997
605 Notable deaths
Paulo Freire
Brazilian educator and philosopher (1921–1997).
Born October 19th, 1921 in Recife.
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Barry Evans
British actor (1943-1997).
Born June 18th, 1943 in Guildford.
Died February 11th, 1997 at 53 years old in Claybrooke Magna.
Laura Nyro
American singer and songwriter (1947–1997).
Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx.
Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer).
Brian Connolly
Scottish singer-songwriter (1945–1997).
Born October 5th, 1945 in Hamilton.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 51 years old in Slough (disease). [ref]
James Goldsmith
Anglo-french billionaire financier and tycoon (1933-1997).
Born February 26th, 1933 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1997 at 64 years old in Benahavís (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Nicolette Larson
American singer.
Born July 17th, 1952 in Helena.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (edema). [ref]
Willem de Kooning
Dutch painter (1904-1997).
Born April 24th, 1904 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1997 at 92 years old in Long Island, East Hampton (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Lillian Disney
American artist and philanthropist.
Born February 15th, 1899 in Spalding.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles (stroke).
Richard Jaeckel
American actor (1926-1997).
Born October 10th, 1926 in Long Beach.
Died June 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (melanoma).
Audra Lindley
American actress (1918-1997).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 16th, 1997 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
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