page_title: 1997
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 1997 / Deaths / August
caption_attribution_description: Princess Diana Princess of Wales 1997 Washington D.C. (Red Cross) Photo was on the cover of us news magazine and was the best selling issue in 70 years. . © copyright John Mathew Smith 2010
context_page_description: 1997 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
context_section_description: August 1
  Ngiratkel Etpison, 5th President of Palau (b. 1925)
  Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1915)
  August 2
  William S. Burroughs, American author (b. 1914)
  Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and political activist (b. 1938)
  August 4 – Jeanne Calment, French supercentenarian, oldest person ever (b. 1875)
  August 10 – Conlon Nancarrow, American-born composer (b. 1912)
  August 12 – Luther Allison, American musician (b. 1939)
  August 21
  Misael Pastrana Borrero, 23rd President of Colombia (b. 1923)
  Yuri Nikulin, Soviet and Russian actor and clown (b. 1921)
  August 23
  Eric Gairy, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922)
  John Kendrew, British molecular biologist (b. 1917)
  August 24 – Louis Essen, English physicist (b. 1908)
  August 27 – Sally Blane, American actress (b. 1910)
  August 31 – Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)
caption: Diana, Princess of Wales
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