In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Paulo Freire
Brazilian educator and philosopher.
Born October 19th, 1921 in Recife. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1997 at 75 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
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 musician and songwriter (1947-1997).
Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Brian Connolly
Scottish singer-songwriter.
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. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1997 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (melanoma). [ref]
Audra Lindley
American actress (1918-1997).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1997 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling