In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Hawaiian musician (1959-1997).
Born May 20th, 1959 in Honolulu. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1997 at 38 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Hutchence
Australian singer (1960–1997).
Born January 22nd, 1960 in Sydney.
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 37 years old in Double Bay.
Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch entertainment impresario.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).
Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan (1875–1997).
Born February 21st, 1875 in Arles.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 122 years old in Arles (senility). [ref]
Amado Carrillo
Mexican drug lord (1954-1997).
Born December 17th, 1956 in Navolato.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 40 years old in Mexico City (surgical complications). [ref]
Robert Mitchum
American actor (1917-1997).
Born August 6th, 1917 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1997 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer). [ref]
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989.
Born August 22nd, 1904 in Guang'an. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1997 at 92 years old in Beijing (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997).
Born October 13th, 1948 in Faisalabad.
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
Burgess Meredith
American actor (1907–1997).
Born November 16th, 1907 in Cleveland.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Malibu (melanoma).
Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in Newark. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1997 at 70 years old in East Village (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 638
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer