1997 (MCMXCVII ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar , the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini 2nd millennium , the 97th year of the 20th century , and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
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From left, clockwise: the movie set of Titanic highest-grossing movie in history at the time; Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century ; Golden Bauhinia Square , where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China ; the Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic , Poland , and Germany ; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam , killing 229; Mars Pathfinder Sojourner Mars ; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales , in a car crash in Paris .
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March 4 – U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning .March 7 – In Sri Lanka , the Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill over 100 Sri Lankan troops.March 13
March 16 – Sandline affair : On Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea , soldiers of commander Jerry Singirok arrest Tim Spicer and his mercenaries of the Sandline International .March 18 – The tail of a Russian An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey , causing the plane to crash, killing all 50 on board, and resulting in the grounding of all An-24s.March 21 – In Zaire , Étienne Tshisekedi is appointed prime minister; he ejects supporters of Mobutu Sese Seko from his cabinet.March 22 – The Comet Hale–Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth.March 24 – The 69th Academy Awards , hosted by Billy Crystal , are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles , with The English Patient Best Picture . During the event, the DVD format is launched in the United States.March 24 –26 – In San Diego , 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit mass suicide at their compound.March 26 – Julius Chan resigns as prime minister of Papua New Guinea, effectively ending the Sandline affair .[8] May
May 1 – Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , as the Labour Party wins the 1997 United Kingdom general election and returns to government for the first time in 18 years.[11] May 3 – Katrina and the Waves win the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 for the United Kingdom with "Love Shine a Light ".May 9 – The first genetically modified three-parent baby is born.[12] May 10 – The 7.3 M w Qayen earthquake strikes eastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme ). At least 1,567 were killed and 2,300 were injured.May 11 – IBM 's Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, the first time a computer beats a chess World champion in a match.May 12
The Russian–Chechen Peace Treaty is signed.
An F1-rated tornado strikes downtown Miami , causing $525,000 in damages. Pictures and videos of this tornado made news headlines around the world. May 15 – The United States government acknowledges existence of the "Secret War" in Laos (1953 –1975 ) during the Vietnam War , and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.[13] May 16
May 17 – Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa .May 21 – Radiohead release OK Computer May 23
May 25 – A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma .May 27 – The second-deadliest tornado of the 1990s hits in Jarrell, Texas , killing 27 people.May 31 – The 13-kilometer Confederation Bridge , the world's longest bridge spanning ice-covered waters, opens between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick , Canada.June
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June 2 – In Denver , Colorado , Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing .June 10 – Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief, Son Sen , and 11 of Sen's family members, before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold.June 11 – In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons votes for a total ban on handguns .June 13 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.June 16 – About 50 people are killed in the Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre in Algeria.June 21 – The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA ) plays its first game at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles.[15] June 25
June 26 – Bertie Ahern is appointed as the 10th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and Mary Harney is appointed as the 16th, and first female, Tánaiste , after their parties, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats respectively, win the 1997 General Election .July
July – The 1997 Central European flood occurs across Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.July 1 – The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.July 2 – The Bank of Thailand floats the baht , triggering the Asian financial crisis .[16] July 4 – NASA 's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars .July 5
July 8 – NATO invites the Czech Republic , Hungary , and Poland to join the alliance in 1999 .July 10 – In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neanderthal skeleton, which support the out of Africa theory of human evolution , placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.July 11 – Thailand 's worst hotel fire at Pattaya kills 90.July 13 – The remains of Che Guevara are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades. Guevara and his comrades were executed on October 9 1967 in Bolivia .July 15 – Spree killer Andrew Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace dead outside Versace's Miami Beach residence.July 17 – The F. W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business.July 25 – K. R. Narayanan is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalit caste to hold this office.July 27 – About 50 are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.July 30 – 18 people are killed in the Thredbo landslide in the Snowy Mountains resort in Australia.August
August 3 – Between 40 and 76 villagers are killed in the Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria.August 3 –11 – Two of the three islands of the Union of the Comoros – Anjouan and Mohéli – attempt to revert to colonial rule by France. The plan fails when the French government of President Jacques Chirac refuses to recolonize them, resulting in the two islands being reintegrated into the Comoros over the next two years.August 4 – Jeanne Calment , the verified oldest person to have ever lived, dies at 122 years and 164 days.August 6 – Korean Air Flight 801 crash lands west of Guam International Airport , resulting in the deaths of 228 people.August 13 – Trey Parker and Matt Stone 's animated television comedy series , South Park , started broadcasting with the first episode, Cartman Gets An Anal Probe , on Comedy Central .August 20 – More than 60 are killed, 15 kidnapped in the Souhane massacre in Algeria.August 26
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August 31 – Death of Diana, Princess of Wales : Diana, Princess of Wales , is taken to a hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 4:00 am.[18] November
November 2 – Severe Tropical Storm Linda devastates southern Vietnam and Thailand , killing 3,275 people.[27] November 11 – Telecom companies WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a US$37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom , the largest merger in U.S. history.November 12 – Mary McAleese is elected the eighth President of Ireland in succession to Mary Robinson , the first time in the world that one woman has succeeded another as elected head of state .November 13 – Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing .November 17 – In Luxor , Egypt , 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut .November 19 – In Des Moines, Iowa , Bobbi McCaughey gives birth to septuplets in the second known case where all seven babies are born alive, and the first in which all survive infancy.November 27 – NASA 's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission is launched, the start of the satellite component of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System .December
December 1 – In the Indian state of Bihar , Ranvir Sena attacks the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people.December 3 – In Ottawa, Ontario , Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines . However, the United States, the People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and 32 other nations do not sign and/or ratify the treaty.December 10 – The capital of Kazakhstan is moved from Almaty to Astana .December 11 – The Kyoto Protocol is adopted by a United Nations committee .[28] December 16 – In Japan , over 700 children suffer epileptic attacks after watching an episode of the Pokémon anime.December 19
December 21 – Brazil beats Australia 6–0 in the Confederations Cup final .December 24 – 50–100 villagers are killed in the Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria.December 27 – Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland , inside Long Kesh prison.December 29 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the chickens within its territory (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.December 30 – Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997 : In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, 400 people from four villages in the wilaya of Relizane are killed.
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