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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
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).
Pamela Harriman
American diplomat.
Born March 20th, 1920 in Farnborough.
Died February 5th, 1997 at 76 years old in American Hospital of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Michael Hedges
American guitarist (1953–1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento.
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision).
Biju Patnaik
Indian politician, aviator and businessman.
Born March 5th, 1916 in Cuttack.
Died April 17th, 1997 at 81 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Ronnie Lane
English musician.
Born April 1st, 1946 in Plaistow. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Trinidad (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia). [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]
Karen Wetterhahn
American chemist (1948–1997).
Born October 16th, 1948 in Plattsburgh.
Died June 8th, 1997 at 48 years old in Lyme (mercury poisoning).
Adriana Caselotti
American actress and singer.
Born May 6th, 1916 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1997 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Bảo Đại
Emperor of vietnam from 1926 to 1945.
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Huế.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 83 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
James A. Michener
American author (1907-1997).
Born February 3rd, 1907 in Doylestown.
Died October 16th, 1997 at 90 years old in Austin (kidney failure).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe