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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Bảo Đại
Vietnamese emperor.
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Huế.
Died July 31st, 1997 at 83 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Rich Mullins
American christian musician.
Born October 21st, 1955 in Richmond.
Died September 19th, 1997 at 41 years old in Bloomington (traffic collision).
Sheldon Leonard
Actor (1907-1997).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills.
Georg Solti
Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor.
Born October 21st, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Antibes (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Isaiah Berlin
Russo-british jewish social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas (1909-1997).
Born June 6th, 1909 in Riga. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1997 at 88 years old in Acland Hospital. [ref]
Jermaine Stewart
American musician, singer, actor, dancer.
Born September 7th, 1957 in Columbus.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 39 years old in Homewood (liver cancer).
Shoichi Yokoi
Japanese world war ii soldier (1915−1997).
Born March 31st, 1915 in Saori.
Died September 27th, 1997 at 82 years old in Nagoya (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugene Stoner
American firearms designer (1922–1997).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Gosport.
Died April 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Palm City (cancer).
Billy Bremner
Scottish association football player and manager (1942-1997).
Born December 9th, 1942 in Stirling.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 54 years old in Doncaster (myocardial infarction).
Michael Hedges
American composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter (1953-1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 589
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel