Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1997
639 Notable deaths
Edward Klabiński
Racing cyclist (1920-1997).
Born August 7th, 1920 in Herne.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 76 years old in Halluin.
Ernest Johnson
English racing cyclist (1912-1997).
Born November 18th, 1912 in Putney.
Died November 29th, 1997 at 85 years old in Kingsbridge.
Mikhail Bychkov
Russian ice hockey player (1926-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1926 in Lyubertsy.
Died May 17th, 1997 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Alfons De Winter
Belgian footballer (1908-1997).
Born September 12th, 1908 in Antwerp.
Died July 7th, 1997 at 88 years old
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
British biochemist (1907-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Ödön Gróf
Swimmer (1915-1997).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Virovitica-Podravina County.
Died January 16th, 1997 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Zsolt Durkó
Hungarian composer.
Born April 10th, 1934 in Szeged.
Died April 2nd, 1997 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Bernard Chevallier
French equestrian (1912–1997).
Born October 4th, 1912 in Chartres. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in Orsennes.
Fredrik Horn
Norwegian footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 8th, 1916 in Christiania.
Died November 18th, 1997 at 81 years old in Oslo.
Shalva Chikhladze
Olympic wrestler (1912-1997).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Kutaisi.
Died January 14th, 1997 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Deaths 601 to 610 of 639
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach