Page 5: Historical Events In 1997

Mar 11   In the year 1997 beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by Queen Elizabeth II   

Mar 11   On this day in history san Francisco Giant J T Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch   

Mar 14   On this day in history fred Zinnemann (director), dies of heart attack at 89   

Mar 14   In the year 1997 iranian military plane crashes, killing 80   

Mar 14   President Clinton trips and tears up his knee requiring surgery in the year 1997.   

Mar 15   On this day in history gail Davis, ( Annie Oakley), dies at 72   

Mar 16   Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship on this day in history.   

Mar 17   CNN begins Spanish broadcasts in the year 1997.   

Mar 18   Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1997 willem de Kooning (abstract artist), dead Alzheimer's at 92   

Mar 19   In the year 1997 major League Baseball announces 5 year/$50M deal with Pepsi   

Mar 19   In the year 1997 police fired tear gas and warning shots in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to quell a protest against the government's plan to use foreign mercenaries to crush a separatist rebellion   

Mar 19   Supreme Court hears Internet indecency arguments on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Willem De Kooning, artists (Abstract), dies of Alzheimer at 92 in the year 1997.   

Mar 20   In the year 1997 tobacco company Liggett admits cigarettes are addictive   

Mar 21   World Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk & Evgeny Platov (Russia) in the year 1997.   

Mar 22   In the year 1997 comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)   

Mar 23   17th Golden Raspberry Awards Striptease wins on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history 17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins   

Mar 23   On this day in history wrestlemania XIII in Chicago, Undertaker beats Psycho Sid for title   

Mar 24   On this day in history 69th Academy Awards "The English Patient", Tom Cruise &Frances McDormand win   

Mar 24   69th Academy Awards: "The English Patient", Tom Cruise &Frances McDormand win in the year 1997.   

Mar 24   In the year 1997 australian parliament overturns world's first &only euthanasia law   

Mar 25   On this day in history roberto Sanchez Vilella, governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69), dies   

Mar 25   The Australian Senate votes to overturn the Northern Territory's Rights of the Terminally Ill law, the world's only law allowing terminally ill patients to commit suicide with a doctor's help on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history nHL announce Might Ducks &Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan   

Mar 27   "Young Man From Atlanta", opens at Longacre NYC for 85 performances on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1997 39 cult members in California commit mass suicide (Hale-Bopp)   

Mar 27   In the year 1997 martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray   

Mar 29   A boat carrying dozens of Albanians seeking refuge in Italy strikes an Italian navy ship and sinks in Adriatic waters, killing at least 52 people on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1997 eddie Ryder, actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital), dies at 74   

Mar 31   In the year 1997 "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV   

Mar 31   Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76 in the year 1997.   

Mar 31   In the year 1997 pioneer 10, ends its mission   

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Jan 01   In the year 1997 graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash   

Jan 02   In the year 1997 jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at 75   

Jan 03   On this day in history burton Lane, composer, dies at 84   

Jan 04   Harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87 in the year 1997.   

Jan 05   On this day in history andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72   

Jan 06   On this day in history ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52   

Jan 07   On this day in history desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89   

Jan 08   Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68 in the year 1997.