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In the year 1997
638 Notable deaths
William S. Burroughs
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997).
Born February 5th, 1914 in St. Louis.
Died August 11th, 1997 at 83 years old in Lawrence (myocardial infarction).
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).
Gulshan Kumar
Indian film producer.
Born May 5th, 1956 in New Delhi.
Died August 12th, 1997 at 41 years old in Mumbai.
Brian Keith
American actor (1921–1997).
Born November 14th, 1921 in Bayonne.
Died June 24th, 1997 at 75 years old in Malibu (gunshot wound).
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]
Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of zaire from 1971 to 1997 (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 (1938–1997).
Born October 15th, 1938 in Abeokuta.
Died August 2nd, 1997 at 58 years old in Lagos (death from AIDS-related complications).
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]
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]
Joanna Moore
American actress (1934-1997).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Parrott. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 63 years old in Indian Wells (lung cancer). [ref]
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