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In the year 1997
654 Notable deaths
Jūzō Itami
Actor, film director.
Born May 5th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō-ku.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato-ku (falling).
Jean Louis
French-american costume designer (1907–1997).
Born October 5th, 1907 in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1997 at 89 years old in Palm Springs.
H. W. L. Poonja
Indian spiritual teacher (1910-1997).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Gujranwala.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 86 years old in Lucknow.
Alparslan Türkeş
Turkish politician (1917–1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer).
Stan Stasiak
Canadian professional wrestler.
Born April 13th, 1937 in Arvida.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 60 years old in Toronto.
Jimmy Rogers
American chicago blues musician.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Ruleville. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1997 at 73 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Cornelius Castoriadis
Greek-french philosopher (1922–1997).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Constantinople.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 75 years old in Paris.
Don Porter
Actor (1912-1997).
Born September 24th, 1912 in Miami.
Died February 11th, 1997 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills.
Virgilio Barco Vargas
President of colombia (1986-1990).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cúcuta.
Died May 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Bogotá (cancer).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 654
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi