Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1997
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Nov 25 Charles Hallahan, actor (Hunter), dies of heart attack at 54 on this day in history. 
Nov 27 Buck Leonard, Hall of Famer in Negro League, dies at 90 on this day in history.
Nov 28 On this day in history netscape disputes browser figures by countering Dataquest's estimates that said that Microsoft was gaining ground in the browser market.
Nov 28 In the year 1997 online music retailer CDNow filed for an IPO on this day in 1997
Nov 29 In the year 1997 coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city, dies at 79
Nov 30 Clare Lucy Madeleine Evans, historian, dies at 37 on this day in history.
Dec 03 Marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91 on this day in history.
Dec 04 In the year 1997 david Abell Wood, priest, dies at 72
Dec 05 Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67 on this day in history.
Dec 05 On this day in history high-speed modem makers and longtime rivals 3Com and Rockwell International tentatively agreed to end their bitter feud over technical standards
Dec 06 Alan Mouncer, film director/producer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Dec 08 On this day in history the Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake.
Dec 08 The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan: Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake on this day in history.
Dec 09 Natalie Meadowcroft and Dan Meadowcroft are Married in Las Vegas, Nevada. "May their love last forever" in the year 1997.
Dec 09 Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 on this day in history.
Dec 11 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs on this day in history.
Dec 11 In the year 1997 kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73
Dec 14 On this day in history owen Barfield, philosopher of language, dies at 99
Dec 15 Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98 in the year 1997.
Dec 17 On this day in history microsoft and Silicon Graphics Inc ended their conflict over the display of three-dimensional graphics online. The companies had engaged in a long battle over technical standards, which delayed development of graphics technology.
Dec 17 On this day in history reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86
Dec 18 Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33 in the year 1997.
Dec 19 David Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52 in the year 1997.
Dec 20 In the year 1997 dawn Steel, film maker (When Harry Met Sally), dies at 51
Dec 21 On this day in history bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76
Dec 22 On this day in history coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard
Dec 22 On this day in history coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present: Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard
Dec 22 In the year 1997 dawn Steel, producer/pres (Col TriStar), dies of brain tumor at 51
Dec 23 In the year 1997 austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist, dies at 90
Dec 24 Alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69 in the year 1997.
Dec 26 On this day in history john Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
Dec 27 In the year 1997 brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83
Dec 28 George Fleming, cyclist, dies at 80 in the year 1997.
Dec 29 (Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist, dies at 82 in the year 1997.
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