Deaths in April 1997

The following is a list of notable deaths in April 1997.

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Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

  1. Leslie Eaton (11 April 1997). "Evsey D. Domar, 82, Professor And Economic-Growth Theorist". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. Oliver, Myrna (3 April 1997). "Jolie Gabor; Matriarch of Flamboyant Family". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. Wolfgang Saxon (14 April 1997). "Jerry Pacht, 75, Retired Judge Who Served on Screening Panel". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. "Al Blanche Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. Wald, Matthew (25 October 1997). "Air Force Says Pilot Committed Suicide". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. Sheryl Wudunn (4 April 1997). "Tomoyuki Tanaka, the Creator of Godzilla, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. p. A 28. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians - Corsa to Coste". Larry Kestenbaum. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. "William Graham Jr.; Marvel Database". marvel.fandom.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. Kirkup, James (8 April 1997). "Obituary: Haruko Sugimura". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. "Alpaslan Turkes, Turkish Rightist, 80". The New York Times. 10 April 1997. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  11. Sam Dillon (7 April 1997). "Heberto Castillo Martinez, 68, Leftist Political Leader in Mexico". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  12. Brennan, Sandra. "Stoney Edwards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. Wilborn Hampton (6 April 1997). "Allen Ginsberg, Master Poet Of Beat Generation, Dies at 70". The New York Times. p. 1 1. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. Pace, Eric (April 7, 1997). "August Heckscher, 83, Dies; Advocate for Parks and Arts". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. Helmore, Edward (22 April 1997). "Obituary: Jon Stone". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  16. Joseph Durso (7 April 1997). "Jack Kent Cooke, Redskins' Team Owner, Dies at 84". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  17. "Peter Jeffrey DSO, DFC". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 April 1997. p. 36.
  18. Denis, Howe. "Obituary: Professor David Keith-Lucas". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. "Luis Aloma Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  20. "Aaron Kramer, Poet And Translator, 75". The New York Times. 12 April 1997. p. 1 28. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  21. "Bob Cain Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  22. Stephen Holden (10 April 1997). "Laura Nyro, Intense Balladeer Of 60's and 70's, Dies at 49". The New York Times. p. D 29. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  23. "Homer Peel Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  24. "Joe Coleman Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  25. Margalit Fox (11 April 1997). "Helene Hanff, Wry Epistler Of '84 Charing,' Dies at 80". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  26. Ben Ratliff (20 April 1997). "Yank Rachell, 87, Mandolinist And Elder Statesman of the Blues". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  27. Rick Lyman (15 April 1997). "Michael Dorris Dies at 52; Wrote of His Son's Suffering". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  28. Alastair Crombie (1997) "Emery, Frederick Edmund (Fred) (1925–1997)" in ANU Reporter, 21 May 1997, p 7. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  29. Allan Kozinn (11 April 1997). "Toshiro Mayuzumi, 68, Eclectic Composer". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  30. David M. Herszenhorn (12 April 1997). "Martin Schwarzschild, 84, Innovative Astronomer". The New York Times. p. 1 28. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  31. Eric Pace (21 April 1997). "Glanville Williams, 86, Teacher And Authority on Criminal Law". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  32. Spencer, J. R. (17 April 1997). "Obituary: Professor Glanville Williams". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  33. "Profile - Fergusson, Muriel McQueen". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  34. "Milt Smith Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  35. "Funeral services Belcher on Monday". Associated Press. April 19, 1997. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  36. Roberta Smith (14 April 1997). "Dorothy Norman, 92, Writer Who Sought Social Change". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  37. Eric Pace (14 April 1997). "George Wald, Nobel Biologist, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  38. Douglas Jehl (16 April 1997). "Mustafa Amin, Liberal Editor Jailed by Nasser, Dies at 83". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  39. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (19 April 1997). "Dorothy Frooks, Lawyer and Suffragist, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 48. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  40. Lawrence Van Gelder (16 April 1997). "David McCord, 99, Prolific Poet Who Won the Hearts of Children". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  41. "Harry Roesenberg Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  42. Hartman, F. C. (Oct 1997). "Finn Wold (1928-1997)". Protein Science. 6 (10): 2271–2272. doi:10.1002/pro.5560061024. ISSN 0961-8368. PMC 2143576.
  43. David Stout (19 April 1997). "L. Brent Bozell, 71, a Champion of Conservatism". The New York Times. p. 1 48. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  44. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (25 April 1997). "Sam Moskowitz, 76, Learned Devotee of Science Fiction, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  45. "Richard Tousey, 88; Solar Physicist". The New York Times. 21 April 1997. p. B 10. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  46. McCabe, Scott (April 15, 2012). "Crime History: Socialite wife of Houston bookie found dead". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  47. Julia Preston (18 April 1997). "Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, Billionaire Who Ruled Mexican Broadcasting, Is Dead at 66". The New York Times. p. A 27. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  48. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Research". 21 April 1997. p. C2. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  49. Dalyel, Tam (28 April 1997). "Obituary: Allan Francovich". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  50. Eric Pace (18 April 1997). "Chaim Herzog, Former Israeli President, Dies at 78". The New York Times. p. A 26. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  51. John F. Burns (21 April 1997). "Biju Patnaik, 81, Daring Pilot-Patriot of India". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  52. "Don Pietromonaco - Variety". Variety. 24 April 1997. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  53. Ponting, Ivan (23 April 1997). "Obituary: Eddie Quigley". The Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  54. "El Duce Discography". discogs. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  55. "Mort du comédien Henri Vilbert". Libération (in French). 28 April 1997. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  56. Enid Nemy (24 April 1997). "Jean Louis, 89; Dressed Stars and Socialites". The New York Times. p. D 29. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  57. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (24 April 1997). "Henry A. Mucci Dies at 88; Rescued Survivors of Bataan". The New York Times. p. D 29. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  58. "Diosdado Macapagal - president of Philippines". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  59. Wolfgang Saxon (27 April 1997). "Thomas H. D. Mahoney, 83, Advocate for Elderly". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  60. Calvin Sims (22 April 1997). "Andres Rodriguez Dies at 72; Overthrew Paraguay Dictator". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  61. Dinitia Smith (23 April 1997). "Herbert Zipper, 92, Founder Of Secret Orchestra at Dachau". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  62. David Shaw; Paul Merchant (3 May 1997). "Obituary: The Rev Professor W. Moelwyn Merchant". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  63. Wolfgang Saxon (1 May 1997). "Elliott Merrick, 91; Wrote Stories Set in Labrador". The New York Times. p. B 16. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  64. Sarah Lyall (25 April 1997). "Denis Compton, 78, Cricketer Who Lifted Britain's Spirits". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  65. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (May 25, 1997). "Esther Goldfrank, 100, Dies; Studied Pueblos in Southwest". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  66. "Former Western Oregon football coach Bill McArthur dies". Associated Press. April 25, 1997. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  67. Holcomb B. Noble (27 April 1997). "Eugene Stoner, 74, Designer Of M-16 Rifle and Other Arms". The New York Times. p. 1 41. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  68. M Patrick Cosgrave (28 April 1997). "Obituary: Sir Nicholas Baker". The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  69. William Grimes (26 April 1997). "Pat Paulsen, 69, a Parodist Of Presidential Doubletalk". The New York Times. p. 1 52. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  70. "E' morto Gino Pernice una carriera fra teatro e tv". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 April 1997. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  71. Eric Pace (5 May 1997). "Dudley Pope, 71; Wrote Novels of the High Seas". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  72. Wolfgang Saxon (27 April 1997). "Bernard Vonnegut, 82, Physicist Who Coaxed Rain From the Sky". The New York Times. p. 1 41. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  73. "John Beal, 87, Actor In Films and Theater". The New York Times. 1 May 1997. p. B 16. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  74. Rick Lyman (28 April 1997). "Joey Faye, 87, Burlesque Comic and an Actor". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  75. Patrick E. Tyler (28 April 1997). "Peng Zhen of China, 95, Dies; Was a Leading Hard-Liner". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  77. Julia Preston (30 April 1997). "Gabriel Figueroa Mateos, 90; Filmed Mexico's Panoramas". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  78. OLIVER, MYRNA (3 May 1997). "Paul Lambert; Veteran Actor of TV, Movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  79. Roberta Smith (5 May 1997). "Una E. Johnson, 91, An Expert on Prints Who Led a Museum". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  80. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (30 April 1997). "Ann Petry, 88, First to Write A Literary Portrait of Harlem". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  81. Rogers, William Percy (1914 - 1997), Encyclopaedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 12 September 2020
  82. Tony Marcano (2 May 1997). "J.P. Snyder, 71; Used Satellites to Map Earth". The New York Times. p. A 30. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  83. "Ex-NIU Coach, NFL Assistant Doc Urich Dies," Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  84. Don Terry (30 April 1997). "Mike Royko, the Voice of the Working Class, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  85. Melvern, Linda (14 May 1997). "Obituary: Brigadier Michael Harbottle". The Independent. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  86. "Henry Picard, Championship Golfer, 90". The New York Times. 2 May 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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