In the year 1997
589 Notable deaths
Anton LaVey
Founder of the church of satan, author of the satanic bible (1930-1997).
Born April 11th, 1930 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 1997 at 67 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary edema).
William S. Burroughs
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914-1997).
Born February 5th, 1914 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in Lawrence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba.
Born June 11th, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brian Keith
Actor (1921-1997).
Born November 14th, 1921 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1997 at 75 years old in Malibu (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Townes Van Zandt
American singer-songwriter.
Born March 7th, 1944 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1997 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mobutu Sese Seko
President of zaïre (1930-1997).
Born October 14th, 1930 in Lisala.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 66 years old in Rabat (prostate cancer).
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist.
Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).
Viktor Frankl
Austrian holocaust survivor, neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905-1997).
Born March 26th, 1905 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1997 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Betty Shabazz
American educator and civil rights advocate.
Born May 28th, 1935 in Pinehurst.
Died June 23rd, 1997 at 62 years old in The Bronx (burn).
Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch entertainment impresario.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson