31 August 1997 August 30, 2012 Author: Staff Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car crash in Paris. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh." George Bernard Shaw — Click here for more from George Bernard Shaw Related posts: 6 September 1997 11 May 1997 31 August 1888 Categories: History Tags: 1997, 31 August