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In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Dodi Fayed
Egyptian film producer and partner of princess diana.
Born April 15th, 1955 in Alexandria.
Died August 31st, 1997 at 42 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision).
Jeff Buckley
American singer, guitarist and songwriter.
Born November 17th, 1966 in Anaheim. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1997 at 30 years old in Memphis (drowning). [ref]
Michael Hutchence
Australian musician and actor.
Born January 22nd, 1960 in Sydney. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 37 years old in Double Bay. [ref]
Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, oldest human.
Born February 21st, 1875 in Arles.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 122 years old in Arles (senility). [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. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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]
Burgess Meredith
American actor.
Born November 16th, 1907 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Malibu (melanoma). [ref]
Gulshan Kumar
Indian film producer.
Born May 5th, 1956 in New Delhi.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 41 years old in Mumbai.
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