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1997 Calendar
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1997 Historical Event(s)
- January 23, 1997 – Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
- February 7, 1997 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
- February 23, 1997 – A small fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.
- April 22, 1997 – The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
- May 6, 1997 – The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank’s 300-year history.
- June 13, 1997 – Uphaar cinema fire, in New Delhi, India, killed 59 people, and over 100 people injured.
- July 27, 1997 – About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
- September 18, 1997 – United States media magnate Ted Turner donates USD 1 billion to the United Nations.
- November 17, 1997 – In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre (The police then kill the assailants).
- November 27, 1997 – Twenty-five are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria.
Who Were Born On 1997?
- February 10, 1997 – Chloë Moretz, American actress
- February 25, 1997 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
- May 27, 1997 – Danny McKinnon, Canadian actor
- June 20, 1997 – Maria Lark, Russian/American actress
- July 20, 1997 – Billi Bruno, American actress
- July 22, 1997 – Field Cate, American actor
- September 8, 1997 – Kimberlea Berg, English actress
- October 1, 1997 – Sam Verlinden, New Zealander singer and actor
- October 27, 1997 – Eden Taylor-Draper, English actress
- November 1, 1997 – Alex Wolff, American singer and actor