Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1997
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Sep 22 On this day in history bryan Woods, soldier/clerk, dies at 76 
Sep 23 "The Adventures of Pinocchio" becomes the first DVD to incorporate DVD video games on this day in history.
Sep 24 On this day in history jonathon Silver, entrepreneur/arts patron, dies at 47
Sep 29 On this day in history milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97
Sep 30 In the year 1997 male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65
Oct 03 Alfred Leslie Rowse, historian, dies at 93 in the year 1997.
Oct 05 Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt), dies at 71 in the year 1997.
Oct 06 In the year 1997 johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82
Oct 09 In the year 1997 arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98
Oct 13 Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies on this day in history.
Oct 14 Harold Robbins, salacious novelist, dies at 81 on this day in history.
Oct 15 In the year 1997 near Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake resulted in five people killed at Pueblo Nuevo, one person killed at Coquimbo, one person killed at La Chimba and another died of a heart attack at Punitaqui. More than 300 people injured, 5,000 houses destroyed, 5,700 houses severely damaged, another 10,000 slightly damaged
Oct 15 The Cyprus-registered Evoikos and an empty Thai supertanker Orapin Global collide in the Singapore strait, causing the worst oil spill in the country's history in the year 1997.
Oct 17 On this day in history paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54
Oct 19 Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 on this day in history.
Oct 21 In the year 1997 dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
Oct 24 Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 on this day in history.
Oct 28 Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71 on this day in history.
Oct 30 Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 in the year 1997.
Nov 01 Tropical Storm Linda (1997) in Vietnam killing 3,123 people in the year 1997.
Nov 02 G Harry Stine, writer, dies at 69 in the year 1997.
Nov 04 On this day in history george Chambers, PM of Trinidad & Tobago (1981-86), dies
Nov 06 On this day in history phillipo Seed, social work academic, dies at 67
Nov 10 On this day in history william Alland, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 81
Nov 11 In the year 1997 quebec Gatineau Railway takes over operation of the former CP Trois Rivieres and Lachute subdivisions between Quebec City and Hull.
Nov 12 On this day in history william Matthews, poet, dies at 55
Nov 13 William John Elwyn Davies, painter, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Nov 15 Saul Chaplin, director (West Side Story), dies at 85 in the year 1997.
Nov 16 George Petrie, actor (Honeymooners), dies on 85th birthday in the year 1997.
Nov 19 Christina Corrigan, obese girl (680 lbs), dies at 13 on this day in history.
Nov 20 Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana in the year 1997.
Nov 21 On this day in history ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies
Nov 24 In response to a 554.26 point free fall, New York Stock Exchange officials invoked the "circuit breake" rule and puts a halt to trading on this day in history.
Nov 24 RealNetworks, an Internet pioneer that developed streaming audio and video technology, launched a public offering on this day in 1997. The company, once co-owned by Microsoft and formerly called Progressive Networks, reaped more than $500 million on its first day of trading on this day in history.
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