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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kathy Acker
Author
18-Apr-1947 30-Nov-1997 Blood and Guts in High School
Herbert A. Allen, Sr.
Business
13-Feb-1908 18-Jan-1997 Allen & Company, Inc.
Luther Allison
Musician
17-Aug-1939 12-Aug-1997 Electric blues player
David Anderson
Diplomat
3-Jan-1937 4-Jul-1997 US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1981-85
Eugenie Anderson
Diplomat
26-May-1909 31-Mar-1997 Second female US Ambassador
Marshall Applewhite
Religion
17-May-1931 26-Mar-1997 Led the Heaven's Gate cult to suicide
Eddie Arcaro
Jockey
19-Feb-1916 14-Nov-1997 Two-time Triple Crown winner
Richie Ashburn
Baseball
19-Mar-1927 9-Sep-1997 MLB Hall of Fame Whiz Kid
John Ashley
Actor
25-Dec-1934 3-Oct-1997 Beach Blanket Bingo
Hy Averback
Film Director
21-Oct-1920 14-Oct-1997 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper
21-May-1972 9-Mar-1997 I love it when you call me big poppa
Rudolf Bahro
Philosopher
18-Nov-1935 5-Dec-1997 The Alternative in Eastern Europe
LaVern Baker
Singer
11-Nov-1929 10-Mar-1997 Jim Dandy
Hastings Banda
Head of State
1898 25-Nov-1997 First President of Malawi
John Beal
Actor
13-Aug-1909 26-Apr-1997 The Little Minister
Isaiah Berlin
Philosopher
6-Jun-1909 5-Nov-1997 The Hedgehog and the Fox
Richard Berry
Musician
11-Apr-1935 23-Jan-1997 Louie, Louie
Rudolf Bing
Business
9-Jan-1902 2-Sep-1997 Manager of the NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-72
Harry Blackstone, Jr.
Magician
30-Jun-1934 14-May-1997 TV and stage illusionist
Sally Blane
Actor
11-Jul-1910 27-Aug-1997 The Star Witness
William J. Brennan
Judge
25-Apr-1906 24-Jul-1997 US Supreme Court Justice, 1956-90
Emanuel Bronner
Business
1-Feb-1908 7-Mar-1997 Soap label philosopher
Jeff Buckley
Singer
17-Nov-1966 29-May-1997 Influential rock vocalist
William S. Burroughs
Author
5-Feb-1914 2-Aug-1997 Naked Lunch
Herb Caen
Columnist
3-Apr-1916 1-Feb-1997 Long running San Francisco columnist
Jeanne Calment
Elderly
21-Feb-1875 4-Aug-1997 Oldest recorded person, died at 122
Melvin Calvin
Chemist
8-Apr-1911 8-Jan-1997 Deciphered photosynthesis
Dolph Camilli
Baseball
23-Apr-1907 21-Oct-1997 National League MVP, 1941
Louise Campbell
Actor
30-May-1911 5-Nov-1997 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Walter Capps
Politician
5-May-1934 28-Oct-1997 Congressman from California, 1997
Robert Clouse
Film Director
6-Mar-1928 4-Feb-1997 Enter the Dragon
Pat Collins
TV Personality
7-May-1935 31-May-1997 The Hip Hypnotist
Nugget Coombs
Economist
24-Feb-1906 29-Oct-1997 Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights
Kent H. Courtney
Activist
23-Oct-1918 12-Aug-1997 Ultraconservative activist
Jacques Cousteau
Activist
11-Jun-1910 25-Jun-1997 Oceanographer, environmentalist
Floyd Cramer
Country Musician
27-Oct-1933 31-Dec-1997 Country music pianist
Paul Cronin
Government
14-Mar-1938 5-Apr-1997 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-75
Andrew Cunanan
Criminal
31-Aug-1969 23-Jul-1997 Murdered Gianni Versace
Gail Davis
Actor
5-Oct-1925 15-Mar-1997 Annie Oakley
Willem de Kooning
Painter
24-Apr-1904 19-Mar-1997 Abstract expressionist
John Denver
Country Musician
31-Dec-1943 12-Oct-1997 Rocky Mountain High
Bob Devaney
Football
13-Apr-1915 9-May-1997 Cornhuskers Head Coach, 1962-72
Lady Diana
Royalty
1-Jul-1961 31-Aug-1997 Princess of Wales
Robert H. Dicke
Physicist
6-May-1916 4-Mar-1997 Dicke radiometer
James Dickey
Poet
2-Feb-1923 19-Jan-1997 Deliverance
Jeane Dixon
Paranormal
5-Jan-1918 25-Jan-1997 High profile astrologer
Lloyd H. Donnell
Engineer
20-May-1895 7-Nov-1997 Donnell's thin shell theory
Billie Dove
Actor
14-May-1903 31-Dec-1997 The Black Pirate
David Doyle
Actor
1-Dec-1929 26-Feb-1997 Bosley on Charlie's Angels
Lane Dwinell
Politician
14-Nov-1906 27-Mar-1997 Governor of New Hampshire, 1955-59
Simon Dwyer
Editor
1959 1997 Rapid Eye Movement
John Eccles
Scientist
27-Jan-1903 2-May-1997 Membrane potential of nerves
Leon Edel
Author
9-Sep-1907 5-Sep-1997 Biographer of Henry James
Allan Edwall
Actor
25-Aug-1924 7-Feb-1997 The Brothers Lionheart
Hans Eysenck
Psychologist
4-Mar-1916 4-Sep-1997 Intelligence and personality
Chris Farley
Comic
15-Feb-1964 17-Dec-1997 Saturday Night Live
Dodi al-Fayed
Business
15-Apr-1955 31-Aug-1997 Princess Diana's last boyfriend
Curt Flood
Baseball
18-Jan-1938 20-Jan-1997 Tried to topple MLB's antitrust exemption
Samuel Fuller
Film Director
12-Aug-1912 30-Oct-1997 Pickup on South Street
Ed Furgol
Golf
22-Mar-1917 6-Mar-1997 Winner, 1954 US Open
Magda Gabor
Actor
11-Jun-1914 6-Jun-1997 The least-known Gabor
Richard H. Gallagher
Engineer
17-Nov-1927 30-Sep-1997 Finite element method
Allen Ginsberg
Poet
3-Jun-1926 5-Apr-1997 Howl!
Roberto C. Goizueta
Business
18-Nov-1931 18-Oct-1997 CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97
Walter Gotell
Actor
15-Mar-1924 5-May-1997 Gen. Gogol in James Bond films
Helene Hanff
Author
15-Apr-1916 9-Apr-1997 84, Charing Cross Road
Pamela Harriman
Diplomat
20-Mar-1920 5-Feb-1997 Socialite and Ambassador to France, 1993-97
Parker T. Hart
Diplomat
28-Sep-1910 15-Oct-1997 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1961-65
Charles A. Hayes
Politician
17-Feb-1918 8-Apr-1997 Congressman from Illinois, 1983-93
Jay Hebert
Golf
14-Feb-1923 25-May-1997 Winner, 1960 PGA Championship
Morton Heilig
Inventor
22-Dec-1926 14-May-1997 Early virtual reality pioneer
Harry Helmsley
Business
4-Mar-1909 4-Jan-1997 Hotel magnate
Alfred D. Hershey
Scientist
4-Dec-1908 22-May-1997 Molecular structure of viral genes
Chaim Herzog
Head of State
17-Sep-1918 17-Apr-1997 President of Israel, 1983-93
William Hickey
Actor
19-Sep-1927 29-Jun-1997 Prizzi's Honor
Nicholas J. Hoff
Engineer
3-Jan-1906 4-Aug-1997 Aluminum in aircraft design
Ben Hogan
Golf
13-Aug-1912 25-Jul-1997 Won 63 golf tournaments
Jennifer Holt
Actor
10-Nov-1920 21-Sep-1997 Stage to Mesa City
Bohumil Hrabal
Author
28-Mar-1914 3-Feb-1997 Closely Watched Trains
Charles B. Huggins
Scientist
22-Sep-1901 12-Jan-1997 Hormonal treatment of prostate and breast cancers
Friedrich Hund
Physicist
4-Feb-1896 31-Mar-1997 Quantum tunneling
Michael Hutchence
Musician
22-Jan-1960 22-Nov-1997 INXS
Don Hutson
Football
31-Jan-1913 24-Jun-1997 Packers WR, Hall of Famer
David Ignatow
Poet
7-Feb-1914 17-Nov-1997 Rescue the Dead
Helen Hull Jacobs
Tennis
6-Aug-1908 2-Jun-1997 Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles
Richard Jaeckel
Actor
10-Oct-1926 14-Jun-1997 Sometimes a Great Notion
Cheddi Jagan
Head of State
22-Mar-1918 6-Mar-1997 President of Guyana, 1992-97
Dennis James
Game Show Host
24-Aug-1917 3-Jun-1997 Early TV game show pioneer
U. Alexis Johnson
Diplomat
17-Oct-1908 24-Mar-1997 Career US Ambassador
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Singer
20-May-1959 26-Jun-1997 Hawaiian ukulele musician
Phil Karlton
Computer Programmer
28-Feb-1947 20-Jun-1997 Netscape Principal Curmudgeon
Stubby Kaye
Actor
11-Nov-1918 14-Dec-1997 Guys and Dolls
Andrew Keir
Actor
3-Apr-1926 5-Oct-1997 Quatermass and the Pit
Brian Keith
Actor
14-Nov-1921 24-Jun-1997 Uncle Bill on Family Affair
Clarence M. Kelley
Government
24-Oct-1911 5-Aug-1997 FBI Director, 1973-78
John C. Kendrew
Chemist
24-Mar-1917 23-Aug-1997 Determined structure of myoglobin
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Musician
13-Oct-1948 16-Aug-1997 World-renowned Qawwali vocalist
William R. Kintner
Scholar
21-Apr-1915 1-Feb-1997 Peace and the Strategy Conflict
James Komack
Actor
3-Aug-1924 24-Dec-1997 Norman Tinker on The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Robert H. Krieble
Philanthropist
1916 8-May-1997 Loctite Corporation
Charles Kuralt
TV Personality
10-Sep-1934 4-Jul-1997 On the Road
Fela Kuti
Musician
15-Oct-1938 2-Aug-1997 God of Afrobeat
Burton Lane
Composer
2-Feb-1912 5-Jan-1997 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Nicolette Larson
Singer
17-Jul-1952 16-Dec-1997 Lotta Love
James Laughlin
Publisher
30-Oct-1914 12-Nov-1997 Founder, New Directions Press
Frank Launder
Film Director
28-Jan-1906 23-Feb-1997 The Belles of St. Trinian's
Anton LaVey
Religion
11-Apr-1930 29-Oct-1997 Founder, Church of Satan
Robert B. Leighton
Astronomer
10-Sep-1919 9-Mar-1997 Leighton dishes
Jerome H. Lemelson
Inventor
18-Jul-1923 1-Oct-1997 Inventor with a very good lawyer
Sheldon Leonard
Actor
22-Feb-1907 10-Jan-1997 Nick the Bartender
Denise Levertov
Poet
24-Oct-1923 20-Dec-1997 With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads
Diana Lewis
Actor
18-Sep-1919 18-Jan-1997 Go West
Roy Lichtenstein
Painter
27-Oct-1923 29-Sep-1997 Whaam!
Audra Lindley
Actor
24-Sep-1918 16-Oct-1997 Helen Roper on Three's Company
Diosdado Macapagal
Head of State
28-Sep-1910 21-Apr-1997 9th President of the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur II
Diplomat
5-Jul-1909 15-Nov-1997 Career US Ambassador
Marino Marini
Musician
11-May-1924 20-Mar-1997 Innovative pop music bandleader
Dave Marr
Golf
27-Dec-1933 5-Oct-1997 Winner, 1965 PGA Championship
Drummond Matthews
Geologist
5-Feb-1931 20-Jul-1997 Plate tectonics
John S. McKiernan
Politician
15-Oct-1911 9-Mar-1997 Governor of Rhode Island, 1950-51
Catherine McLeod
Actor
2-Jul-1921 11-May-1997 I've Always Loved You
Stephen McNichols
Politician
7-Mar-1914 25-Nov-1997 Governor of Colorado, 1957-63
Burgess Meredith
Actor
16-Nov-1908 9-Sep-1997 Rocky and Grumpy Old Men
Don Messick
Actor
7-Sep-1926 24-Oct-1997 Voice of Scooby Doo
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Politician
5-Mar-1928 2-Nov-1997 Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78
James A. Michener
Novelist
3-Feb-1907 16-Oct-1997 South Pacific
Toshirô Mifune
Actor
1-Apr-1920 24-Dec-1997 Yojimbo
Pilar Miró
Film Director
20-Apr-1940 19-Oct-1997 The Dog in the Manger
Robert Mitchum
Actor
6-Aug-1917 1-Jul-1997 Cape Fear
Alvy Moore
Actor
5-Dec-1921 4-May-1997 Hank Kimball on Green Acres
Joanna Moore
Actor
10-Nov-1934 22-Nov-1997 Walk on the Wild Side
Queen Mother Moore
Activist
27-Jul-1898 7-May-1997 Republic of New Africa
Howard Morton
Actor
15-May-1925 11-May-1997 Officer Simpson on Gimme a Break!
John E. Moss
Politician
13-Apr-1915 5-Dec-1997 Congressman from California, 1953-78
Edward Mulhare
Actor
8-Apr-1923 24-May-1997 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Conlon Nancarrow
Composer
27-Oct-1912 10-Aug-1997 Studies for Player Piano
Laura Nyro
Songwriter
18-Oct-1947 8-Apr-1997 New York songwriter
Colonel Tom Parker
Business
26-Jun-1909 21-Jan-1997 Elvis Presley's manager
Pat Paulsen
Comic
6-Jul-1927 24-Apr-1997 Perpetual presidential candidate
Endicott Peabody
Politician
15-Feb-1920 1-Dec-1997 Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65
George O. Petrie
Actor
16-Nov-1912 16-Nov-1997 Harv Smithfield on Dallas
Ann Petry
Novelist
12-Oct-1908 28-Apr-1997 The Street
Henry Picard
Golf
28-Nov-1906 30-Apr-1997 Winner of 2 Majors
Kenneth S. Pitzer
Chemist
6-Jan-1914 26-Dec-1997 President of Rice University, 1961-68
Don Porter
Actor
24-Sep-1912 11-Feb-1997 Prof. Lawrence on Gidget
V. S. Pritchett
Author
16-Dec-1900 20-Mar-1997 Midnight Oil
E. M. Purcell
Physicist
30-Aug-1912 7-Mar-1997 Nuclear magnetic resonance
Denver Pyle
Actor
11-May-1920 25-Dec-1997 Jesse Duke on Dukes of Hazzard
Marjorie Reynolds
Actor
12-Aug-1917 1-Feb-1997 Holiday Inn
Geoffrey Rippon
Politician
28-May-1924 28-Jan-1997 Former MP, Hexham
Harold Robbins
Novelist
21-May-1916 14-Oct-1997 The Carpetbaggers
Leo Rosten
Author
11-Apr-1908 19-Feb-1997 The Joys of Yiddish
Mike Royko
Columnist
19-Sep-1932 29-Apr-1997 Syndicated Chicago columnist
Paul Rudolph
Architect
23-Oct-1918 8-Aug-1997 Brutalist architect
James A. Ryder
Business
28-Jul-1913 25-Mar-1997 Founder of Ryder System
George Schaefer
Film Director
16-Dec-1920 10-Sep-1997 The Bunker
Martin Schwarzschild
Astronomer
31-May-1912 10-Apr-1997 Structure and Evolution of the Stars
Mobutu Sese Seko
Head of State
14-Oct-1930 7-Sep-1997 Dictator, bled Zaire dry
Betty Shabazz
Activist
28-May-1936 23-Jun-1997 Widow of Malcolm X
Albert Shanker
Labor Leader
14-Sep-1928 22-Feb-1997 American Federation of Teachers
Luther Simjian
Inventor
28-Jan-1905 23-Oct-1997 Invented automated teller machine
Red Skelton
Comic
18-Jul-1913 17-Sep-1997 The Red Skelton Show
Richard X. Slattery
Actor
26-Jun-1925 27-Jan-1997 Capt. Buckner on C.P.O. Sharkey
Georg Solti
Conductor
21-Oct-1912 5-Sep-1997 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lyman Spitzer, Jr.
Astronomer
26-Jun-1914 31-Mar-1997 Father of space telescopes
Jermaine Stewart
Singer
7-Sep-1957 17-Mar-1997 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Jimmy Stewart
Actor
20-May-1908 2-Jul-1997 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mother Teresa
Religion
26-Aug-1910 5-Sep-1997 Missionaries of Charity
Nikolai Tikhonov
Politician
14-May-1905 1-Jun-1997 Premier of the Soviet Union, 1980-85
Alexander R. Todd
Chemist
2-Oct-1907 10-Jan-1997 Nuclaic acid, nucleotides
Clyde W. Tombaugh
Astronomer
4-Feb-1906 17-Jan-1997 Discovered Pluto
Paul Tsongas
Politician
14-Feb-1941 18-Jan-1997 US Senator from Massachusetts, 1979-85
Townes Van Zandt
Singer/Songwriter
7-Mar-1944 1-Jan-1997 For the Sake of the Song
Johnny Vander Meer
Baseball
2-Nov-1914 6-Oct-1997 Pitched two consecutive no-hitters
Richard Vernon
Actor
7-Mar-1925 4-Dec-1997 Oldenshaw on The Man in Room 17
Gianni Versace
Fashion Designer
2-Dec-1946 16-Jul-1997 Fashion designer murdered by Andrew Cunanan
George Wald
Biologist
18-Nov-1906 12-Apr-1997 Physiology of the retina
Robert C. Weaver
Government
29-Dec-1907 17-Jul-1997 US HUD Secretary, 1966-68
Jesse White
Actor
3-Jan-1917 9-Jan-1997 The Maytag Repairman, 1967-88
Albert Wohlstetter
Author
19-Dec-1913 10-Jan-1997 Nuclear strategist
Deng Xiaoping
Politician
22-Aug-1904 19-Feb-1997 Communist Chinese leader
Coleman Young
Politician
24-May-1918 30-Nov-1997 Mayor of Detroit, 1974-93
John Zachary Young
Zoologist
18-Mar-1907 4-Jul-1997 British zoological neurologist
Fred Zinnemann
Film Director
29-Apr-1907 14-Mar-1997 From Here to Eternity


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