Deaths in July 1997
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 1997.
Contents | ||
| ← June | July | August → |
|---|---|---|
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.
July 1997
1
- Lester Asheim, 83, American librarian and scholar of library science.
- Annie Fratellini, 64, French circus artist, film actress and clown, cancer.[1]
- Werner Haberkorn, 90, German-Brazilian engineer, photographer, and businessman.
- Joshua Hassan, 81, Gibraltarian politician and Chief Minister of Gibraltar.
- Robert Mitchum, 79, American actor, complications of lung cancer and emphysema.[2]
- Efraín Andrade Viteri, 77, Ecuadorian painter.
2
- George Antonio, 82, English footballer.
- Jean Pierre Capron, 75, French painter.
- Chiquito, 65, Filipino actor and comedian, liver cancer.
- James Stewart, 89, American actor, blood clot in lung.[3]
3
- Johnny Copeland, 60, American Texas blues guitarist and singer, complications during heart surgery.[4]
- Gloster B. Current, 84, American NAACP activist, leukemia and pneumonia.[5]
- Rufe Gentry, 79, American baseball player.
- Thomas Mervyn Horder, 2nd Baron Horder, 86, English hereditary peer and publisher.
- Michael James MacDonald, 87, Canadian politician and union leader.
4
- William Cadogan, 7th Earl Cadogan, British peer and military officer.
- Charles Kuralt, 62, American journalist, complications from lupus.[6]
- Miguel Najdorf, 87, Polish-Argentinian chess grandmaster.[7]
- Bevis Reid, 78, British track and field athlete.
- Rerukane Chandawimala Thero, 99, Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author.
- John Zachary Young, 90, English zoologist and neurophysiologist.
5
- Kainoyama Isamu, 57, Japanese sumo wrestler.
- Bill Kinner, 83, American basketball player.
- Les Norman, 83, Australian politician.[8]
- A. Thangathurai, 61, Sri Lankan Tamil politician.
6
- Chetan Anand, 82, Indian film producer, screenwriter and director.
- Gene James, 72, American basketball player.[9]
- Henry Salvatori, 96, American geophysicist, philanthropist, and political activist.[10]
- Ajaib Singh, 70, Indian sant of Surat Shabd Yoga.
- Brun Smith, 75, New Zealand cricketer.
7
- Mate Boban, 57, Bosnian Croat politician and the only president of the short lived Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, stroke.[11]
- Leonid Bykovets, 75, Soviet airman.
- Jerry Doggett, 80, American sportscaster.
- Henry Howell, 76, American politician, cancer.[12]
- Oku Mumeo, 101, Japanese politician and feminist.
- Royston Tickner, 74, British actor.
- Rolando Tinio, 60, Filipino poet, dramatist, actor, and essayist.
8
- Dick van Dijk, 51, Dutch footballer (FC Twente, Ajax Amsterdam), acute endocarditis.
- Guy Murchie, 90, American author and aviator[13]
- Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, 81, Bangladeshi jurist and statesman.
- Charles P. B. Taylor, Canadian journalist, author, and thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, cancer.[14]
- Tony Thomas, 69, British-American film historian, author, and producer, pneumonia.[15]
- Max E. Youngstein, 84, American film producer.[16]
9
- Alexander Cordell, 82, Welsh novelist and author.[17]
- Carol Forman, 79, American actress.
- Aurelio González, 91, Paraguayan football player.
- Georgeta Năpăruș, 66, Romanian modernist painter.
- Sandor Szondi, 76, Hungarian-Flemish politician.
- Sir David Pitblado, British principal private secretary to successive Prime Ministers.[18]
10
- Ivor Allchurch, 67, Welsh international footballer.
- Bernard Elgood, 75, British Army officer and first-class cricketer.
- Dwight Lowry, 39, professional baseball catcher, heart attack.[19]
- Abe Okpik, 69, Canadian Inuit community leader.
- Frank R. Parker, 57, American civil rights lawyer and activist, complications from an aortic aneurysm[20]
11
- Felix Barker, 80, British drama critic and historian.[21]
- Fred Beavis, 82, Canadian politician, pneumonia.
- Alfred M. Boyce, 96, American entomologist.
- Joe Hauser, 98, American baseball player.[22]
- Edward Lasker, 85, American businessman and thoroughbred racehorse owner.
- Robert V. Whitlow, 78, American military officer, football coach, and sports club executive.
12
- Meribeth E. Cameron, 92, American historian of China and academic.
- François Furet, 70, French historian, head injury while playing tennis.[23]
- Douglas Huebler, 72, American conceptual artist.[24]
- Vinko Nikolić, 85, Croatian writer, poet and journalist.
- Frank Shuter, 54, New Zealand speedway rider, traffic accident.
13
- Garfield Barwick, 94, Australian politician, lawyer, and Chief Justice of Australia.
- Miguel Ángel Blanco, 29, Spanish politician and ETA victim, executed.
- Alexandra Danilova, 93, Russian-American prima ballerina.[25]
- Rosy Gibb, 54, Irish social worker, clown, and magician, cancer.[26]
14
- Eugene Goossen, 76, American art critic and art historian, pneumonia.[27]
- Joseph F. Holt, 73, American politician.
- Isaac Nicola, Cuban guitarist.
- Polly Shackleton, 87, American politician.[28]
- Hilda Watson, 75, Canadian politician.
15
- Ernest Amano Boateng, 76, Ghanaian academic and public servant.
- Alan J. Charig, 70, English palaeontologist, stroke.[29]
- Cheryl Linn Glass, 35, American racing driver, suicide.
- Eve Greene, 91, American screenwriter.
- Rosamund Greenwood, 90, British actress.
- Stefan Marinov, 66, Bulgarian physicist, suicide.
- Arthur A. J. Marshman, 68, English architect.
- Albert G. Mumma, 91, United States Navy rear admiral.
- Gianni Versace, 50, Italian fashion designer and founder of the Versace fashion house, shot.[30][31]
16
- Virginia Dare Aderholdt, 86, American cryptanalyst and Japanese translator, pancreatic cancer.
- Ron Berry, 77, Welsh author and novelist.
- Eddie Finnigan, 84, Canadian ice hockey player.
- Dora Maar, 89, French photographer, painter, and poet.[32]
- William Reynolds, 87, American film editor, cancer.[33]
17
- Don Bingham, 67, American gridiron football player.
- Thomas Mellon Evans, 86, American financier, complications following a fall.[34]
- Frank Irish, 78, English cricket player.
- Arthur Jepson, 82, English first-class cricketer.
- R. Krishnan, 87, Indian film director.
- Robert C. Weaver, 89, American economist and academic.[35]
18
- Valerie Violet French, 88, English socialite.
- Léon Gaultier, 82, French nazi collaborator during World War II and founding member of Front National.
- James Goldsmith, 64, Anglo-French financier, tycoon, and politician, pancreatic cancer.[36]
- Stephen Kimpton, 83, Australian first-class cricketer.
- Igor Lintchevski, Russian botanist.
- Eugene Merle Shoemaker, 69, American geologist and planetary science pioneer, car accident.[37]
- Gregorio Weber, 81, Argentinian biochemist[38]
19
- Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou, 87, American chemist and scientist.
- Frank Farrell, 50, British rock musician (Supertramp).
- Eric Halladay, 67, British historian and academic.
- John E. Hines, 86, American Episcopal Church bishop.[39]
- Jim Peebles, 76, American football player (Washington Redskins).
20
- Alf Engen, 88, Norwegian-American skier.[40]
- Ed Klewicki, 85, American football player.
- M. E. H. Maharoof, 58, Sri Lankan politician, gunshot wounds.
- Drummond Matthews, 66, British marine geologist and geophysicist.[41]
- Arshi Pipa, 76, Albanian-American philosopher, writer and poet.
- Linda Stirling, 75, American showgirl, model, and actress, cancer.[42]
21
- Tony Alvarez, 40, Spanish Australian actor and singer, AIDS-related cancer.
- Paul K. Benedict, 85, American anthropologist, and linguist, traffic accident.
- Roger Bowman, 69, American baseball player.[43]
- Ernst Majonica, 76, German politician (CDU).
22
- Khalil Ahmed, 61, Pakistani composer.
- Marilyn Brown, 44, American actress, suicide by jumping.
- Irving Geis, 88, American artist.[44]
- Vincent Hanna, 57, Northern Irish television journalist, heart attack.[45]
- Sondra Rodgers, 94, American actress.
23
- Barney Bright, 70, American sculptor, lung cancer.
- Jeff Cross, 78, American baseball player.
- Andrew Cunanan, 27, American spree killer and murderer of Gianni Versace, suicide by gunshot.[46]
- Chūhei Nambu, 93, Japanese track and field athlete, pneumonia.
- Simon Pierre Tchoungui, 80, First Prime Minister of Cameroon.
- David Warbeck, 55, New Zealand actor and model, cancer.[47]
24
- William J. Brennan Jr., 91, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1956–1990).[48]
- Bob Gaddy, 73, American East Coast blues and R&B pianist, singer and songwriter, lung cancer.
- Brian Glover, 63, English actor and writer, brain tumor.
- Saw Maung, 69, Burmese army general and statesman, heart attack.[49]
- Frank Parker, 81, American tennis player.[50]
- Bill Shine, 85, British actor.
25
- Jack Bickham, 66, American novelist.
- Peter Carmichael, 73, British fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War.
- Ned Courtney, Irish footballer.
- Jack Davies, 80, New Zealand swimmer.
- Ralph Goldstein, 83, American Olympic épée fencer, car accident.
- Ben Hogan, 84, American golf champion.[51]
- Boris Novikov, 72, Soviet actor, complications from diabetes.
- Matiu Rata, 63, New Zealand Māori politician, traffic accident.[52]
26
- Kunihiko Kodaira, 82, Japanese mathematician.
- William Kolakoski, 52, American artist and recreational mathematician, lung cancer.
- Jaime Milans del Bosch, 82, Spanish lieutenant general and co-leader of 1981 coup d'état, brain tumor.[53]
- Sir Denis Smallwood, 78, British Royal Air Force senior commander.
27
- Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri, 98, Iraqi poet.
- Allan Broadway, 75, Australian rules footballer.
- Isabel Dean, 79, English actress.[54]
- Heinrich Liebe, 89, German naval officer during World War II.
- K'tut Tantri, 99, Scottish American hotelier and broadcaster known as "Surabaya Sue".[55]
28
- Sir Geoffrey Vavasour, 5th Baronet, 82, English cricket player and Royal Navy officer.
- Rosalie Crutchley, 77, British actress.[56]
- John FitzPatrick, 82, Australian politician.
- Bud Hardin, 75, American baseball player.[57]
- Leo Loudenslager, 53, American aviator, motorcycle accident.
- Gordon McMaster, 37, Scottish politician.
- Seni Pramoj, 92, Thai politician and Prime Minister, heart disease and kidney failure.[58]
29
- Jack Archer, 75, English sprinter.
- Edward A. Kawānanakoa, 72, American member of the Hawaiian House of Kawānanakoa.
- John H. Ware III, 88, American politician.[59]
- Chuck Wayne, 74, jazz guitarist.[60]
30
- Giuseppe Anedda, 85, Italian mandolin player.
- Robert Bryce, 87, Canadian civil servant.[61]
- Bảo Đại, 83, Vietnamese emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty.[62]
31
- Hepi Te Heuheu VII, 78, New Zealand Māori chief.[63]
- Eddie Miller, 80, American baseball player.[64]
- Vern Riffe, 72, American politician and speaker.
- Frans Schoubben, 63, Belgian racing cyclist.[65]
References
- James Barron (4 July 1997). "Annie Fratellini, 64, Clown And Founder of School, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 14. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Robert Mitchum, 79, Dies; Actor With Rugged Dignity". The New York Times. 2 July 1997. p. B 7. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "James Stewart, the Hesitant Hero, Dies at 89". The New York Times. 3 July 1997. p. A 1. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Neil Strauss (4 July 1997). "Johnny Copeland, 60, Who Sang Texas Blues and Played Guitar". The New York Times. p. A 14. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Lawrence Van Gelder (9 July 1997). "Gloster B. Current, 84, Leader Who Helped Steer N.A.A.C.P.". The New York Times. p. B 11. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Joe Sexton (5 July 1997). "Charles Kuralt, 62, Is Dead; Chronicler of the Country". The New York Times. p. 1 24. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- Eric Pace (17 July 1997). "Miguel Najdorf, 87, Famed For Sparkling Chess, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ""Condolences: Hon. Leslie George Norman"". hansard.parliament.vic.gov.au/. Victorian Parliamentary HANSARD. 16 September 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Gene James NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Wolfgang Saxon (13 July 1997). "Henry Salvatori, G.O.P. Adviser And Oil Company Founder, 96". The New York Times. p. 1 26. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Chris Hedges (8 July 1997). "Mate Boban, 57, Chief Builder Of Croatian Enclave in Bosnia". The New York Times. p. A 13. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Saxon, Wolfgang (July 9, 1997). "Henry E. Howell Jr., 76, Leader Of Liberal Democrats in Virginia". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Guy Murchie, Author and Aviator, 90". The New York Times. 13 July 1997. p. 1 26. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Charles Taylor, Journalist and Horseman, 62". The New York Times. 10 July 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Tony Thomas; Film Historian, Author, Producer". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Milt Freudenheim (11 July 1997). "Max Youngstein, 84; Helped Run United Artists". The New York Times. p. A 20. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Stephens, Meic (11 July 1997). "Obituary: Alexander Cordell". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Obituaries". The Independent. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Dwight Lowry Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Eric Pace (14 July 1997). "Frank R. Parker, Authority On Rights Law, Dies at 57". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Benedick, Adam (23 July 1997). "Obituary: Felix Barker". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Joe Hauser, 98, Home Run Hitter". The New York Times. 21 July 1997. p. B 9. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Alan Riding (16 July 1997). "Francois Furet, Historian, 70; Studied the French Revolution". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Roberta Smith (17 July 1997). "Douglas Huebler, 72, Conceptual Artist". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Jack Anderson (15 July 1997). "Alexandra Danilova, Ballerina and Teacher, Dies at 93". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Williams, Pat. "Obituary: Rosy Gibb". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Judith H. Dobrzynski (17 July 1997). "Eugene Goossen, 76, Art Critic". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Barnes, Bart (1997-07-15). "Crusader for D.C. Home Rule Dies; Polly Shackleton Served on Appointed, Elected Councils". The Washington Post. p. B01.
- Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (28 July 1997). "Alan J. Charig, 70, Pursuer of Dinosaurs, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Mulvagh, Jane (15 July 1997). "Obituary: Gianni Versace". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Amy M. Spindler (16 July 1997). "Gianni Versace, 50, the Designer Who Infused Fashion With Life and Art". The New York Times. p. A14. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Alan Riding (26 July 1997). "Dora Maar, a Muse of Picasso, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Eric Pace (22 July 1997). "William Reynolds Dies at 87; Oscar Winner for Film Editing". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Nick Ravo (18 July 1997). "Thomas Evans, 86, a Takeover Expert, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 22. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- James Barron (19 July 1997). "Robert C. Weaver, 89, First Black Cabinet Member, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 50. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Youssef M. Ibrahim (20 July 1997). "Sir James Goldsmith, Financier, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. 1 27. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Malcolm W. Browne, Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, 69; Set Record for Finding Comets, New York Times (July 19, 1997), Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Wolfgang Saxon (29 July 1997). "Gregorio Weber, 81, Biochemist And Innovator in Spectroscopy". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Wolfgang Saxon (22 July 1997). "John E. Hines, Episcopal Leader, Dies at 86". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Frank Litsky (22 July 1997). "Alf Engen, 88, Skiing Champion And Designer of Ski Resorts". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Henry Fountain (17 August 1997). "Drummond Matthews Dies At 66; Studied Earth's Crust". The New York Times. p. 1 44. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Galloway, Doug (13 August 1997). "Linda Stirling Nibley - Variety". variety.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Roger Bowman Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Wolfgang Saxon (28 July 1997). "Irving Geis, 88, Prolific Artist Who Helped Demystify Science". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Paul McCann (23 July 1997). "Vincent Hanna dies of a heart attack". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Janofsky, Michael (25 July 1997). "Suspect's suicide brings relief and normality". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Publishing Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Granger, Derek (28 August 1997). "Obituary: David Warbeck". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Linda Greenhouse (25 July 1997). "William Brennan, 91, Dies; Gave Court Liberal Vision". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (27 July 1997). "Saw Maung Is Dead at 68; Led a Brutal Burmese Coup". The New York Times. p. 1 30. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- Richard Goldstein (28 July 1997). "Frank Parker, U.S. Tennis Champion, 81". The New York Times. p. A 15. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Larry Dorman (26 July 1997). "Ben Hogan, Golf's Iron-Willed Legend, Dies at 84". The New York Times. p. 1 1. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Barber, David (28 July 1997). "Obituary: Matiu Rata". The Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Fallece el ex general Milans del Bosch, uno de los máximos autores de la intentona golpista del 23-F". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. 27 July 1997. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- Vallance, Tom (9 August 1997). "Obituary: Isabel Dean". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Anderson, Sarah (4 September 1997). "Obituary: K'tut Tantri". The Independent. United Kingdom. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- Vallance, Tom (1 August 2020). "Obituary: Rosalie Crutchley". The Independent. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Bud Hardin Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Seni Pramoj, 92, Is Dead; Thai Defied Japan on War". The New York Times. The Associated Press. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "John Haines Ware, III". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Ben Ratliff (1 August 1997). "Chuck Wayne, 74, Guitarist Who Mastered Art of Be-Bop". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Bothwell, Robert (16 December 2013). "Robert Bryce". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Philip Shenon (2 August 1997). "Bao Dai, 83, of Vietnam; Emperor and Bon Vivant". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Frame, Alex. "Hepi Hoani Te Heuheu Tukino VII". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Eddie Miller Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Frans Schoubben". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.