Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In 1997
Wednesday, 25 December 2024
Aug 07 In the year 1997 douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 
Aug 08 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Aug 10 Jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43 in the year 1997.
Aug 12 In the year 1997 luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
Aug 12 On this day in history the birth of Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist
Aug 20 Hudson Bay Railway, owned by Omnitrax of Denver, Colorado, takes over operation of former CN lines to Flin Flon, Lyn Lake and Churchill in the year 1997.
Aug 21 Death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist who led the team charged with assembling the components for the world's first atomic bomb explosion in the year 1997.
Aug 21 On this day in history misael Pastrana Borrero, Pres of Colombia (1970-74), dies
Aug 23 Eric Gairy, PM of Grenada (1974-79), dies in the year 1997.
Aug 24 In the year 1997 phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90
Aug 25 Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies in the year 1997.
Aug 29 On this day in history dVD's outsell Laserdiscs in the U.S.
Aug 29 On this day in history the Japanese Supreme Court rules the government acted illegally when it deleted from a history textbook references to Japan's deadly experiments on Chinese during World War II.
Aug 30 The world learns of the Paris car crash that killed England's Princess Diana, her husband and Harrod's owner Dodi Fayed, and their driver on this day in history.
Aug 31 Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 in the year 1997.
Sep 02 In the year 1997 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
Sep 04 Belle Stewart, singer, dies at 91 on this day in history.
Sep 04 On this day in history huron Central Railway, owned by Genessee Rail-One, takes over operation of the former CP line between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury, Ont.
Sep 04 RaiLink-Lakeland &Waterways takes over the former CN lines in northeastern Alberta from Boyle to Lynton, near Fort McMurray. Agreement was reached on 2 September, operation commenced on 4 September and formal transfer took place on November 24 in the year 1997.
Sep 05 On this day in history digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market
Sep 05 Georg Solti, conductor, dead, dies at 84 in the year 1997.
Sep 05 In the year 1997 humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87.
Sep 06 Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66 on this day in history.
Sep 06 The funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, is held at London's Westminster Abbey on this day in history.
Sep 07 In the year 1997 alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72
Sep 10 On this day in history burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88
Sep 16 Antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Sep 17 Jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies in the year 1997.
Sep 18 On this day in history harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87
Sep 19 Clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57 in the year 1997.
Sep 20 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59 in the year 1997.
Sep 20 In the year 1997 raiLink Southern Ontario takes over the operation of the former CN Hagersville subdivision between Nanticoke and Brantford including the Burford Spur. On December 15 the company took over the former CN Northern and Northwestern Spur.
Sep 21 On this day in history a volcanic avalanche buries Montserrat's airport and flows into the Atlantic Ocean 5.5km away.
Sep 21 Tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51 on this day in history.
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