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of '' Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published;

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passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed

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of the

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; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the

1997 Central European flood The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billio ...

kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany;

Korean Air Flight 801 Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Korean Air. The flight crashed on August 6, 1997, on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, in the United States territory of Guam, ...

crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and

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land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the

death of Diana, Princess of Wales In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died from injuries sustained earlier that day in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Dodi Fayed, Diana's partner, and Henri Paul, their chauffeur, were found ...

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Death of Diana, Princess of Wales In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died from injuries sustained earlier that day in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France. Dodi Fayed, Diana's partner, and Henri Paul, their chauffeur, were found ...

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Events

January

* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 17 – A

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rocket carrying a military

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payload explodes, shortly after liftoff from

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. *

January 18 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chine ...

– In northwest

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, Hutu militia members kill 6 Spanish aid workers and three soldiers, and seriously wound another. * January 19 – Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years, and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. *

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. *1156 &ndash ...

– Bill Clinton is

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for a second term as President of the United States. *

January 23 Events Pre-1600 * 393 – Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. * 971 – Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. * 1264 &nda ...

– Madeleine Albright becomes the first female Secretary of State of the United States, after confirmation by the United States Senate.

February

* February 4 ** On their way to Lebanon, two Israeli troop-transport helicopters collide, killing all 73 on board. ** After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections. ** A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes

North Khorasan province North Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان شمالی, ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Shomālī'') is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the capital of the province. The counties of North Khorasan Province are Shirvan Cou ...

, Iran, killing 88 people and injuring 1,948. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database.

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* February 10 –

Sandline affair The Sandline affair was a political scandal that became one of the defining moments in the history of Papua New Guinea, and particularly the conflict in Bougainville. It brought down the government of Sir Julius Chan, and took Papua New Guinea t ...

: Australian newspapers publish stories that the government of Papua New Guinea has brought mercenaries onto

Bougainville Island Bougainville Island (Tok Pisin: ''Bogenvil'') is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. It was previously the main landmass in the German Empire-associated North Solomons. Its land area is ...

. * February 13 – '' STS-82'': Tune-up and repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope is started by

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s from the Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. *

February 28 Events Pre-1600 * 202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. *1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is execute ...

–

North Hollywood shootout The North Hollywood shootout was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, and members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in the North Hollywood district of Los Ang ...

: Two robbers, wearing

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body armor, and armed with

AK-47 The AK-47, officially known as the ''Avtomat Kalashnikova'' (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms de ...

s containing armor-piercing bullets, injure 17 police officers and civilians in a gun battle. The incident sparks debate on the appropriate firepower for United States patrol officers to have available in similar situations in the future.

March

March 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...

– U.S. President Bill Clinton bans federal funding for any research on human cloning. * March 7 – In Sri Lanka, the

Tamil Tigers The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

overrun a military base and kill over 100 Sri Lankan troops. * March 13 ** India's Missionaries of Charity chooses

Sister Nirmala Maria Nirmala Joshi (23 July 1934 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian Catholic Religious Sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of her Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement overseas. After taking over the charity ...

, to succeed Mother Teresa as its leader. ** The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China creates a new

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Municipality, out of part of Sichuan. * March 14 – A study of gender reassignment of a boy who lost his penis to a botched circumcision is refuted by a follow-up study. The supposedly successful outcome had been widely cited as proof that gender was determined by nurture, yet the patient,

David Reimer David Reimer (born Bruce Peter Reimer; 22 August 1965 – 4 May 2004) was a Canadian man born male but raised as a girl following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy. ...

, was deeply unhappy and had returned to his original gender by the age of 15, thus indicating the opposite thesis. * March 16 –

: On Bougainville Island, soldiers of commander

Jerry Singirok Jerry Singirok (born 5 May 1956) was the commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force throughout the Sandline affair of 1997. Military career Jerry Singirok was a career soldier who had risen through the ranks of the Papua New guinea Defense ...

arrest

Tim Spicer Timothy Simon Spicer, (born 1952) is a former British Army officer, and former chief executive officer of the private security company Aegis Defence Services. He is a veteran of the Falklands War and also served with the British Army in Norther ...

and his mercenaries of the

Sandline International Sandline International was a private military company (PMC) based in London, established in the early 1990s. It was involved in conflicts in Papua New Guinea in 1997 and had a contract with the government under then-Prime Minister Julius Chan, ...

. *

March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. *1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Arab ...

– The tail of a Russian

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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 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the '' Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and ...

– In Zaire,

Étienne Tshisekedi Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), the main opposing political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ...

is appointed prime minister; he ejects supporters of Mobutu Sese Seko from his cabinet. *

March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelred ...

– The

Comet Hale–Bopp Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separatel ...

makes its closest approach to Earth. *

March 24 Events Pre-1600 * 1199 – King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. * 1387 – English victory over a Franco- Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margat ...

– The

69th Academy Awards The 69th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) took place on March 24, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremo ...

, hosted by

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, are held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with '' The English Patient'' winning

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. During the event, the

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format is launched in the United States. *

– 26 – In San Diego, 39 Heaven's Gate cultists commit

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at their compound. * March 26 –

Julius Chan Sir Julius Chan (born 29 August 1939) served as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997. He is Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province, having won the seat in the 2007 national election. He is also th ...

resigns as prime minister of Papua New Guinea, effectively ending the

April

April 3 Events Pre-1600 * 686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. *1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. * 1077 – The Patriarchate of Friûl, the first Friulian state, is created. * ...

– The Thalit massacre in

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: all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas. *

April 14 Events Pre-1600 *43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho i ...

** Fire breaks out in a pilgrim camp on the Plain of Mena, from Mecca; 343 die. ** Former S.S. Captain Erich Priebke is retried; on July 22 he is sentenced to fifteen years in prison. *

April 18 Events Pre-1600 * 796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The ''patrician'' Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days. *1428 – Peace of Ferrara bet ...

– The

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breaks through dikes and

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Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, causing US$2 billion in damage. *

April 21 Events Pre-1600 * 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). *43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...

– A Pegasus rocket carries the remains of 24 people into earth orbit, in the first space burial. *

April 22 Events Pre-1600 *1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil. *1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. *1529 – Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hem ...

Haouch Khemisti massacre The Haouch Khemisti massacre took place before dawn on April 22, 1997 in the Algerian village of Haouch Mokhfi Khemisti (also spelled Boughelef Khemisti, Haouch Boughlef-Khemisti, Haouch Boukhelef-Khemisti, Haouch Boughfi el-Khemisti, Haouch Bough ...

: 93 villagers are killed in

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. ** A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru. *

April 23 Events Pre-1600 * 215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. * 599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in sout ...

– 42 villagers are killed in the

Omaria massacre The largest Omaria massacre took place on 23 April 1997 in the Algerian village of El Omaria near Médéa, south of Algiers. Attackers armed with knives, sabers, and guns killed 42 people - including 17 women and 3 babies - in 3 hours, mutilating ...

in Algeria. *

April 29 Events Pre-1600 *1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. *1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and beco ...

** The

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(OPCW), CWC treaty enters into force. ** Two trains crash at Hunan, China; 126 are killed.

May

May 1 Events Pre-1600 * 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor. * 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. * 1169 &ndas ...

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, as the Labour Party wins the

1997 United Kingdom general election The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179 seat majority. T ...

and returns to government for the first time in 18 years. *

May 3 Events Pre-1600 * 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne. *1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties. ...

–

Katrina and the Waves Katrina and the Waves were a British rock band widely known for the 1985 hit " Walking on Sunshine". They also won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Love Shine a Light". History Pre-history (1975–1980) The band's earliest in ...

win the

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for the United Kingdom with "

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". *

May 9 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. * 1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. *1386 – England and Portugal formally r ...

– The first genetically modified three-parent baby is born. *

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. *1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edw ...

– The 7.3 Qayen earthquake strikes eastern Iran with a maximum

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of X (''Extreme''). At least 1,567 were killed and 2,300 were injured. *

May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. * 1813 – William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across ...

– IBM's

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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 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tan ...

**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 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

–

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

) during the Vietnam War, and dedicates the

Laos Memorial The Hmong and Lao Memorial, or Lao Veterans of America Monument, is a granite monument, bronze plaque and living memorial (that includes an Atlas Cedar tree) in Arlington National Cemetery in the US. Dedicated in May 1997, it is located in Secti ...

in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. *

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. * 1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. * 13 ...

** President Mobutu Sese Seko is exiled from Zaire. ** U.S. President Bill Clinton issues a formal apology to the surviving victims of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male and their families. * May 17 – Troops of

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march into Kinshasa. *

May 23 Events Pre-1600 *1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. *1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. *1533 – The marriage of King Henry VIII ...

– Mohammad Khatami wins the

1997 Iranian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Iran on 23 May 1997, which resulted in an unpredicted win for the reformist candidate Mohammad Khatami. The election was notable not only for the lopsided majority of the winner - 70% - but for the high turnout ...

and becomes the first Iranian

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. *

May 25 Events Pre-1600 *567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. * 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toled ...

– A

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in Sierra Leone replaces President

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with Major

Johnny Paul Koroma Major Johnny Paul Koroma (born 9 May 1960; declared dead 1 June 2003) was the head of state of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998. Youth and education Koroma was born to Limba parents in Tombodu, in the Kono District of eastern B ...

. *

May 27 Events Pre-1600 *1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. *1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death. *1153 – ...

– The second-deadliest tornado of the 1990s hits in

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, killing 27 people. * May 31 – The 13-kilometer

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, the world's longest bridge spanning ice-covered waters, opens between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Canada.

June

June 1 Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. * 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king ...

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...

-led Centre-left coalition won the second-round in 1997 French legislative elections, began with the third

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(1997–2002). **

Hugo Banzer Hugo Banzer Suárez (; 10 May 1926 – 5 May 2002) was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 in a military dictatorship; and then a ...

wins the

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. *

June 2 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. * 1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. 1601� ...

– In Denver,

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Timothy McVeigh Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, 19 of whom were children, injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third ...

is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995

Oklahoma City bombing The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. Perpetrated by two anti-government extremists, Timothy McVeigh and Terry ...

. * June 10 –

Khmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge (; ; km, ខ្មែរក្រហម, ; ) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. ...

leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief,

Son Sen Son Sen ( km, សុន សេន ; 12 June 1930 – 15 June 1997), alias Comrade Khieu () or "Brother Number 89", was a Cambodian Communist politician and soldier. A member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea/Party ...

, and 11 of Sen's family members, before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold. *

June 11 Events Pre-1600 * 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...

– In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons votes for a total ban on handguns. *

June 13 Events Pre-1600 * 313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. *1325 – Ibn Battu ...

– A jury sentences

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 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date). * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mo ...

– The Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA) plays its first game at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. * June 25 ** A massive eruption of the

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volcano on the island of

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leads to evacuation and eventual abandonment of the capital, Plymouth. ** An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. * June 26 –

Bertie Ahern Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste a ...

is appointed as the 10th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and Mary Harney is appointed as the 16th, and first female,

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, after their parties,

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and the

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respectively, win the 1997 General Election. * June 26 –

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publishes

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...

's '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' in London.

July

* July – The

occurs across Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. *

July 1 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. * 552 – Battle of Taginae: Byzantine forces under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths in Italy, and the ...

– The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. *

July 2 Events Pre-1600 * 437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome. * 626 – Li Shimin, ...

– The Bank of Thailand floats the

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, triggering the

Asian financial crisis The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998–1 ...

. *

July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed ...

– NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. * July 5 ** In Cambodia,

Hun Sen Hun Sen (; km, ហ៊ុន សែន, ; born 5 August 1952) is a Cambodian politician and former military commander who has served as the prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He is the longest-serving head of government of Cambodia, and ...

of the

Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; is a Cambodian political party which has ruled Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP)., UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; ...

overthrows

Norodom Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh ( km, នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ; 2 January 1944 – 28 November 2021) was a Cambodian prince, politician and law academic. He was the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half-brother of Kin ...

in a coup. ** The Egyptian Islamic Group announces a cessation-of-violence initiative. *

July 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch. * 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese ...

– NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

. *

July 10 Events Pre-1600 *138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. * 645 – Isshi Incident: Prince ...

– In London, scientists report their DNA analysis findings from a Neanderthal skeleton, which support the out of Africa theory of

human evolution Human evolution is the evolutionary process within the history of primates that led to the emergence of ''Homo sapiens'' as a distinct species of the hominid family, which includes the great apes. This process involved the gradual development of ...

, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. *

July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, abdi ...

– Thailand's worst hotel fire at Pattaya kills 90. *

July 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England. *1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots. *1260 – The Livoni ...

– The remains of

Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 June 1928, although one tertiary source, (Julia Constenla, quoted ...

are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades. Guevara and his comrades were executed on October 9

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

. *

July 15 Events Pre-1600 *484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome * 70 – First Jewish–Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar). * 756 &ndash ...

–

Spree killer A spree killer is someone who commits a criminal act that involves two or more murders or homicides in a short time, in multiple locations. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics defines a spree killing as "killings at two or more locations w ...

Andrew Cunanan Andrew Phillip Cunanan (August 31, 1969 – July 23, 1997) was an American spree killer who murdered five people over three months from April 27 to July 15, 1997. His victims include Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real est ...

shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace dead outside Versace's Miami Beach residence. *

July 17 Events Pre-1600 * 180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. * 1048 – Damas ...

– The

F. W. Woolworth Company The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, se ...

closes after 117 years in business. *

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge ...

–

K. R. Narayanan Kocheril Raman Narayanan (27 October 1921 – 9 November 2005) was an Indian statesman, diplomat, academic, and politician who served as the 9th Vice President of India from 1992 to 1997 and 10th President of India from 1997 to 2002 . Born i ...

is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the

Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming ...

caste to hold this office. * July 27 – About 50 are killed in the

Si Zerrouk massacre The Si Zerrouk massacre took place in the Si Zerrouk neighborhood in the south of Larbaa in Algeria on 27 July 1997. About 50 people were killed. Background In 1997, Algeria was at the peak of a civil conflict that had begun after the milita ...

in Algeria. *

July 30 Events Pre-1600 * 762 – Baghdad is founded. *1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. *1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Island ...

– 18 people are killed in the Thredbo landslide in the Snowy Mountains resort in Australia.

August

August 1 Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. *AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under ...

–

Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and produc ...

and McDonnell Douglas complete a merger. *

August 3 Events Pre-1600 * 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. * 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor ...

– Between 40 and 76 villagers are killed in the

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre The Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre took place on 3 August 1997 in two villages near Arib in the ''wilaya'' of Ain Defla, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , ...

in Algeria. *

– 11 – Two of the three islands of the

Union of the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. ...

–

Anjouan Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500 ...

and

Mohéli Mohéli , also known as Mwali, is an autonomous island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. It is the smallest of the three major islands in the country. It is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa and it is the smallest o ...

– attempt to revert to colonial rule by France. The plan fails when the French government of President

Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as May ...

refuses to recolonize them, resulting in the two islands being reintegrated into the Comoros over the next two years. *

August 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. *1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ...

–

crash lands west of

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, resulting in the deaths of 228 people. *

August 20 Events Pre-1600 *AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take contro ...

– More than 60 are killed, 15 kidnapped in the Souhane massacre in Algeria. *

August 26 Events Pre-1600 * 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. * 1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most o ...

** 60–100 are killed in the

Beni Ali massacre The Beni Ali massacre took place in the mountain hamlet of Beni Ali, south of Algiers near Chrea, on 26 August 1997. Sixty-four (according to ''The New York Times'' and CNN) or 100 people (according to Amnesty International) were killed. Thr ...

in Algeria. ** The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is set up in Northern Ireland, as part of a peace process. *

August 29 Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine ...

– Over 98 (and possibly up to 400) are killed in the Rais massacre in Algeria. *

August 31 Events Pre-1600 *1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. * 1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year. ...

–

: 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.

September

* September 1 **

Dublin Regulation The Dublin Regulation (Regulation No. 604/2013; sometimes the Dublin III Regulation; previously the Dublin II Regulation and Dublin Convention) is a European Union (EU) law that determines which EU Member State is responsible for the examina ...

on treatment of applications for right of asylum under European Union law first comes into force. *

September 5 Events Pre-1600 * 917 – Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu. *1367 – Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava *1590 – Alexander Farnese's army forces Hen ...

** Over 87 are killed in the

Beni Messous massacre The Beni Messous massacre took place on the night of September 5, 1997, in Sidi Youssef, an outlying neighborhood of the town of Beni Messous. At least 84 people were killed. Background In 1997, Algeria was at the peak of a brutal civil confl ...

in Algeria. ** The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece, to be the host city for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. *

September 6 Events Pre-1600 * 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. *1492 – Christopher Colu ...

– The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, takes place at Westminster Abbey, watched by over two billion people worldwide. *

September 11 Events Pre-1600 * 9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hu ...

– Scotland votes in favour of a devolved Parliament, forming the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of the capital ...

less than two years later * September 15 – The Norwegian parliamentary election was held in Norway. *

September 17 Events Pre-1600 *1111 – Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". *1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Emp ...

– Iraq disarmament crisis: While waiting for access to a site, UNSCOM inspectors witness and videotape Iraqi guards moving files, burning documents, and dumping waste cans into a nearby river. * September 18 ** Wales votes in favour of devolution and the formation of a

National Assembly for Wales The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gov ...

. **

Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda (; , ) is an Islamic extremism, Islamic extremist organization composed of Salafist jihadists. Its members are mostly composed of Arab, Arabs, but also include other peoples. Al-Qaeda has mounted attacks on civilian and military ta ...

carries out a terrorist attack in Mostar,

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

. *

September 19 Events Pre-1600 * 85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. * 634 – Siege of Damascus: Th ...

– 53 are killed in the

Guelb El-Kebir massacre The Guelb El-Kebir massacre took place in the village of Guelb el-Kebir, near Beni Slimane, in the Algerian province of Medea, on 20 September 1997. 53 people were killed by attackers that were not immediately identified, though the attack was ...

in Algeria. *

September 21 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. *1170 – The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. *1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian lead ...

** The Islamic Salvation Army, the

Islamic Salvation Front The Islamic Salvation Front ( ar, الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ, al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh; french: Front Islamique du Salut, FIS) was an Islamist political party in Algeria. The party had two major leaders represent ...

s' armed wing, declares a unilateral ceasefire in Algeria. ** St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in

Tyrvää Tyrvää (; sv, Tyrvis) was a municipality in the Satakunta region, Turku and Pori Province, Finland. It was established in 1439 when the Tyrvää parish was separated from the parish of Karkku. In 1915, the market town of Vammala was separated ...

, Finland, is burnt down. * September 25 – Iraq disarmament crisis: UNSCOM inspector Dr. Diane Seaman catches several Iraqi men sneaking out the back door of an inspection site, with log books for the creation of prohibited bacteria and chemicals. *

September 26 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. * 715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. * 1087 – William II is c ...

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by Garuda Indonesia from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta to Polonia International Airport, Medan in Indonesia. On 26 September 1997, the aircraft flying the rout ...

crashes while on approach to

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after W ...

, during the

1997 Southeast Asian haze The 1997 Southeast Asian haze was an international air pollution disaster that occurred during the second half of 1997, its after-effects causing widespread atmospheric visibility and health problems within Southeast Asia. Considered the most ...

, killing all 234 people on board. This becomes the deadliest aviation accident in Indonesian history. ** An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of

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and Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at

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to collapse.

October

October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ...

– British scientists Moira Bruce and John Collinge, with their colleagues, independently show that the new variant form of the

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is an invariably fatal degenerative brain disorder. Early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes, ...

is the same disease as

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include abnormal behavior, trouble walking, and weight loss. Later in the course of ...

. *

October 3 Events Pre-1600 *2457 BC – Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. *52 BC – Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius C ...

– The President of Paraguay, Juan Carlos Wasmosy, orders the arrest of political opponent

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. *

October 4 Events Pre-1600 *AD 23 – Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. * 1209 – Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. *1302 – The Byzantine–Venetian War comes t ...

– Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery: The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history ($17.3 million, mostly in small bills) occurs at the

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office of

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. An

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investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the stolen cash. *

October 10 Events Pre-1600 * 680 – The Battle of Karbala marks the Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. * 732 – Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. *1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the ...

– Uruguay's worst air disaster occurs when

Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 was an Argentinian domestic scheduled Posadas–Buenos Aires service operated with a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 that crashed on the lands of Estancia Magallanes, Nuevo Berlín, away from Fray Bentos, Urug ...

crashes near

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, killing all 74 on board. *

October 12 Events Pre-1600 *539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar) * 633 – Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by an alliance u ...

–

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: 43 are killed at a false roadblock in Algeria. *

October 15 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. * 121 ...

** Andy Green sets the first supersonic land speed record for the

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team, led by Richard Noble of the UK. ThrustSSC goes through the flying mile course at Black Rock Desert, Nevada at an average speed of 1,227.985 km/h (763.035 mph). ** NASA launches the

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probe to Saturn. *

October 16 Events Pre-1600 * 456 – Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire. * 9 ...

– The first color photograph appears on the front page of '' The New York Times''. *

October 17 Events Pre-1600 * 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China. *1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London. *1346 – The English capture King Dav ...

– The remains of

are laid to rest with full military honours in a specially built mausoleum in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba, where he had won the

decisive battle A decisive victory is a military victory in battle that definitively resolves the objective being fought over, ending one stage of the conflict and beginning another stage. Until a decisive victory is achieved, conflict over the competing object ...

of the Cuban Revolution 39 years before. *

October 22 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. * 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now ...

– Danish escaped criminal

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robs the Hotel Palace in Helsinki, Finland, killing two police officers while evading capture. *

October 29 Events Pre-1600 * 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand '' adventus'' in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and ...

– Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq says it will begin shooting down

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surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectors.

November

November 11 Events Pre-1600 * 308 – At Carnuntum, Emperor ''emeritus'' Diocletian confers with Galerius, ''Augustus'' of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former ''Augustus'' of the West, in an attempt to end the civil wars of the T ...

– 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 Events Pre-1600 * 1002 – English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre. * 1093 – Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotla ...

–

Ramzi Yousef Ramzi Ahmed Yousef ( ur, , translit=''Ramzī Ahmad Yūsuf''; born 20 May 1967 or 27 April 1968) is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airline ...

is found guilty of masterminding the

1993 World Trade Center bombing The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a Terrorism, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center in New York City, U.S., carried out on February 26, 1993, when a van bomb detonated below the List of tenants in 1 ...

. * November 17 – In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the

Temple of Hatshepsut The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut ( Egyptian: ''Ḏsr-ḏsrw'' meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered ...

. *

November 19 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battl ...

– In

Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...

, Bobbi McCaughey gives birth to

septuplets A multiple birth is the culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother gives birth to two or more babies. A term most applicable to vertebrate species, multiple births occur in most kinds of mammals, with varying frequencies. Such ...

in the second known case where all seven babies are born alive, and the first in which all survive infancy. *

November 27 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. * 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of " Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the ...

– NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission is launched, the start of the satellite component of the

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) is NASA climatological experiment from Earth orbit. The CERES are scientific satellite instruments, part of the NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS), designed to measure both solar-reflected a ...

December

December 1 Events Pre-1600 * 800 – A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III. *1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France. *15 ...

– In the Indian state of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Ben ...

Ranvir Sena The Ranvir Sena is a militia functioning as a landlord group, mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The group was formed by Bhumihar landlords in 1994, with the aim to counter the influence of various left-wing militants, Naxalite groups ...

attacks the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 63 lower caste people. *

December 3 Events Pre-1600 * 915 – Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date). 1601–1900 *1775 – American Revolutionary War: becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Star ...

– In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a

treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal pers ...

prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel

land mine A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it. Such a device is typically detonated automatic ...

s. 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 Events Pre-1600 *1317 – The " Nyköping Banquet": King Birger of Sweden treacherously seizes his two brothers Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Södermanland, who were subsequently starved to death in the dungeon of Nyköp ...

– The capital of Kazakhstan is moved from

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of ...

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, thou ...

. * December 11 – The

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...

is adopted by a

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...

committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

. *

December 16 Events Pre-1600 * 714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. * ...

– In Japan, over 700 children suffer epileptic attacks due to an episode of the anime

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of those c ...

. *

December 18 Events Pre-1600 * 1271 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China. *1499 – A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced convers ...

– In Australia,

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disn ...

releases a feature-length film about a children's group named

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, ...

called ''

The Wiggles Movie ''The Wiggles Movie'' is a 1997 Australian children's musical comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Gladusaurus Productions. Released in Australia on 18 December 1997, it is the only theatrical feature-length film starring the Wiggles. T ...

''. *

December 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1154 – Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey. *1187 – Pope Clement III is elected. * 1490 – Anne, Duchess of Brittany, is married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor by proxy. *1562 – ...

Janet Jagan Janet Rosenberg Jagan (October 20, 1920 – March 28, 2009) was a U.S.-born Guyanese politician who served as the President of Guyana, serving from December 19, 1997, to August 11, 1999. She was the first female President of Guyana. She previou ...

(widow of

Cheddi Jagan Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 ...

) takes office in Guyana. **

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...

's '' Titanic'', the then highest-grossing film of all time, premieres in the U.S. **

SilkAir Flight 185 SilkAir Flight 185 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by a Boeing 737-300 from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia to Changi Airport in Singapore that crashed into the Musi River near Palembang, Su ...

crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. * December 21 – Brazil beats Australia 6–0 in the

Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEB ...

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

. *

December 24 Events Pre-1600 * 502 – Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate. * 640 – Pope John IV is elected, several months after his predecessor's death. * 759 – Tang dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, wh ...

– 50–100 villagers are killed in the

Sid El-Antri massacre The Sid El-Antri massacre took place on the night of 23–24 December 1997 in two small villages near Tiaret, Algeria. The death toll is unclear; Reuters cites "at least 80", or 48 according to the government. ''Le Jeune Independent'' reported 11 ...

in Algeria. *

December 27 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated. *1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World. *1521 – ...

–

Ulster loyalist Ulster loyalism is a strand of Ulster unionism associated with working class Ulster Protestants in Northern Ireland. Like other unionists, loyalists support the continued existence of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom, and oppose a uni ...

paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, inside

Long Kesh Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensu ...

prison. *

December 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. ...

– 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 Events Pre-1600 * 534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire. * 999 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crus ...

–

Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997 The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997 were probably the single bloodiest day of killing in the Algerian conflict of the 1990s. Several members of the population of four villages were killed; the exact number of casualties has vari ...

: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, 400 are killed from four villages in the ''wilaya'' of

Relizane Relizane or Ghilizan (Arabic: غلیزان; Berber: Ɣilizan) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital city of Relizane Province. Toponymy The name of Relizane comes from the Berber ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵉⵣⵣⴰⵏ (Iɣil Izzan) which means “burnt ...

Births

January

Elvira Herman 2018 European Athletics Championships Day 4 (cropped)

* January 1 **

Chidozie Awaziem Chidozie Collins Awaziem (born 1 January 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Croatian club Hajduk Split on loan from Boavista. Club career Porto Born in Enugu, Awaziem joined FC Porto from Portugal i ...

, Nigerian footballer ** Chloé Dygert, American professional cyclist *

January 2 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Em ...

–

Gabriel Carlsson Gabriel Carlsson (born 2 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * January 4 –

Pauline Schäfer Pauline Sieglinde Schäfer or Schäfer-Betz (born 4 January 1997) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. She is the 2017 World Champion, the 2021 World silver medalist, and the 2015 World bronz ...

, German gymnast * January 5 – Mikhail Vorobyev, Russian ice hockey player * January 7 –

Lamar Jackson Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his sophom ...

, American football player * January 9 – Elvira Herman, Belarusian athlete * January 11 –

Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), ''Surfers Paradise'' (2013), ''Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (2022 ...

, Australian singer-songwriter * January 12 – Felix Sandström, Swedish ice hockey player * January 13 **

Egan Bernal Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d' ...

, Colombian road bicycle racer **

Connor McDavid Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. McDavid spen ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

January 14 Events Pre-1600 *1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. *1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. 1601–1900 *1639 – The "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Fundamenta ...

– Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer * January 15 –

Valentina Zenere Valentina Zenere (born 15 January 1997) is an Argentine actress, model and singer known for her portrayal of Ámbar Smith in the Disney Channel series '' Soy Luna'' and '' Juacas'', as well as for her portrayal of Alai Inchausti in the Argentin ...

, Argentine actress, model, and singer * January 17 **

Jake Paul Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American media personality and professional boxer. He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series ''Bizaardvark'' for two seasons. Throughout ...

, American boxer, actor and social media personality **

Maxwell Frost Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born January 17, 1997) is an American politician, activist and musician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the national organizing director for March f ...

, American activist and politician *

–

Denis Malgin Denis Malgin (born 18 January 1997) is a Swiss professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Malgin was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of th ...

, Swiss ice hockey player *

–

Blueface Johnathan Jamall Porter (born January 20, 1997), known professionally as Blueface, is an American rapper. In October 2018, after releasing the music video for his song " Respect My Cryppin'", he became a viral meme due to his offbeat style of ra ...

, American rapper * January 21 **

Jeremy Shada Jeremy Shada () is an American actor, musician and singer. He is best known for his work as the voice of Finn the Human from the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and Lance in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender''. He is also know ...

, American actor, voice actor, singer and musician **

Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria ( ka, ილია თოფურია) (born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 13, 20 ...

, German-Georgian mixed martial artist ** Yang Yang, Chinese paralympic swimmer * January 22 –

Kole Sherwood Kole Sherwood (born January 22, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the ...

, American ice hockey player *

Sophie Hahn Sophie Megan Hahn, (born 23 January 1997) is a parasport athlete from England competing mainly in T38 sprint events. In 2013, she qualified for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, selected for the T38 100m and 200m. She took the gold ...

, English paralympic sprinter **

Lexie Priessman Alexis Amber "Lexie" Priessman (born January 23, 1997) is a former American artistic gymnast. She has represented the U.S. in various international competitions and was a National Team member from 2010 through to 2013. Personal life She was born ...

, American artistic gymnast **

Ramadan Sobhi Ramadan Sobhi Ramadan Ahmed ( ar, رمضان صبحي رمضان أحمد; born 23 January 1997) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Pyramids FC and the Egypt national team. Sobhi began his career with the leading ...

, Egyptian footballer **

Gudaf Tsegay Gudaf Tsegay Desta (born 23 January 1997) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist in the women's 5000 metres. At the World Athletics Championships, she won a bronze for the 1500 metres i ...

, Ethiopian middle-distance runner * January 25 –

Noah Hanifin Noah Hanifin (born January 25, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, who drafted him fifth overall in the 2015 NHL ...

, American ice hockey player * January 26 –

Gedion Zelalem Gedion Zelalem (born January 26, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Den Bosch. Born in Germany, he represented the United States national under-23 team. After playing for various youth teams in Germany and t ...

, American soccer player * January 28 – Jeffrey Viel, Canadian ice hockey player * January 29 **

Joel Eriksson Ek Joel Eriksson Ek (last name sometimes stylized as Eriksson-Ek, born 29 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 20th overall by the Wild in the 2015 N ...

, Swedish ice hockey player **

Jack Roslovic Jack Roslovic (born January 29, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Dr ...

, American ice hockey player * January 30 – Shim Suk-hee, South Korean speed skater

February

* February 2 –

Jaheel Hyde Jaheel Hyde (born 2 February 1997) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. He was the 2014 world junior champion in the 400 metres hurdles and the 2013 world youth champion in the 110 metres hurdles. He won a gold medal in the 2013 World Youth ...

, Jamaican sprinter * February 8 –

Kathryn Newton Kathryn Newton (born February 8, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Louise Brooks in the CBS comedy series ''Gary Unmarried'' (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series '' Big Little Lies' ...

, American actress * February 10 ** Josh Jackson, American basketball player **

Lilly King Lillia Camille King (born February 10, 1997) is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. She currently represents the Cali Condors, a team that is part of the International Swimming League. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she won the g ...

, American swimmer **

Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. She began acti ...

, American actress **

Rozaliya Nasretdinova Rozaliya Haydyarovna Nasretdinova (russian: Розалия Хайдяровна Насретдинова), (born 10 February 1997) is a Russian swimmer. She is of Tatar and Russian roots. Career In 2012, Nasretdinova competed in her first 201 ...

, Russian swimmer * February 11 – Rosé, New Zealand singer * February 14 ** Jaehyun, South Korean singer and actor **

Breel Embolo Breel Donald Embolo (born 14 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Switzerland national team. Born in Cameroon, Embolo moved with his family to France before finally settling in Sw ...

, Swiss footballer * February 22 –

Anton Chupkov Anton Mikhailovich Chupkov (russian: Антон Михайлович Чупков; born 22 February 1997) is a Russian competitive swimmer. He is the European record holder in the long course 200 metre breaststroke and the Russian record holde ...

, Russian swimmer *

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...

Érick Aguirre Érick Germáin Aguirre Tafolla (born 23 February 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club Monterrey. Club career Morelia Aguirre made his senior debut with Morelia on 8 August 2014, in a 0–0 goall ...

, Mexican footballer **

Jamal Murray Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team. He played one season of college basketball for ...

, Canadian basketball player * February 24 – César Montes, Mexican footballer * February 25 **

Isabelle Fuhrman Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Esther in the horror film ''Orphan'' (2009) and its prequel '' Orphan: First Kill'' (2022). She also portrayed Clove in the dystopian adventure film ' ...

, American actress ** Santiago Ascacíbar, Argentinian footballer **

Katsiaryna Halkina Katsiaryna Aliaksandraŭna Halkina ( be, Кацярына Аляксандраўна Галкіна; russian: Екатерина Александровна Галкина; born 25 February 1997) is a retired Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnas ...

, Belarusian rhythmic gymnast * February 26 –

Zheng Siwei Zheng may refer to: *Zheng (surname), Chinese surname (鄭, 郑, ''Zhèng'') *Zheng County, former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China *Guzheng (), a Chinese zither with bridges *Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), emperor of the Qin Dynasty, ...

, Chinese badminton player

March

March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost cut ...

–

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...

, American singer *

March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. * 1575 &nd ...

Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...

, Cuban-American singer **

Jaime Carreño Jaime Matías Carreño Lee-Chong (born 3 March 1997), is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes La Serena in the Chilean Primera División. Club career Jaime made his debut at U.C. for the first time against Santiago Wander ...

, Chilean footballer ** David Neres, Brazilian footballer *

–

Matisse Thybulle Matisse Vincent Thybulle ( ; born March 4, 1997) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft with the ...

, American basketball player *

March 6 Events Pre-1600 * 12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. * 632 – The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. * 845 ...

–

Alisha Boe Alisha Ilhaan Bø (born March 6, 1997), known professionally as Alisha Boe, is a United States–based actress. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series ''13 Reasons Why''. Early life Boe was born in Oslo, Norway, to ...

, Norwegian actress * March 8 **

Irene Ekelund Irene Michelle Ekelund (; born 8 March 1997) is a Swedish track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Sweden. On 14 July 2013 Ekelund won the gold medal at the World Youth Championships in Donetsk when she finished first in ...

, Swedish sprinter ** Jurina Matsui, Japanese singer * March 10 –

Belinda Bencic Belinda Bencic ( sk, Belinda Benčičová, ; born 10 March 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 4 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won six singl ...

, Swiss tennis player * March 13 – Rúben Neves, Portuguese footballer * March 14 **

Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles (; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most de ...

, American gymnast **

Dawid Kownacki Dawid Igor Kownacki (; born 14 March 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Poland national team. Besides Poland, he has played in Italy and Germany. Early career Having started o ...

, Polish footballer ** Harrie Lavreysen, Dutch track cyclist *

March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ei ...

Konrad Bukowiecki Konrad Bukowiecki (; born 17 March 1997) is a Polish athlete competing primarily in the shot put. He won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championships, gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 European Under-23 Championships, and gold at the 201 ...

, Polish athlete **

Katie Ledecky Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (born March 17, 1997) is an American competitive swimmer. She has won seven Olympic gold medals and 19 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. Ledecky's six individual gold medals a ...

, American swimmer *

Ciara Bravo Ciara Quinn Bravo (; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, starring in the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' and the Fox series ''Red Band Society''. She also appeared in the Nickelodeon televis ...

, American actress, voice artist, singer, and comedian ** Mario Burke, Barbadian sprinter *

March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen end ...

–

Rūta Meilutytė Rūta Meilutytė (; born 19 March 1997) is a Lithuanian swimmer. An Olympic gold medalist, she is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke and 100 metre breaststroke. She is a former world record holder in the long course ...

, Lithuanian swimmer * March 20 –

Bobby Cheng Bobby Cheng (born 20 March 1997) is a Chinese-Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019. Cheng was world champion in the under 12 category in 2009, the only Australian in history to win a world title. Che ...

, Australian chess champion *

– Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress, singer, dancer, and model *

– Harry Wilson, Welsh footballer *

March 23 Events Pre-1600 *1400 – The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. *1540 – Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last rel ...

– Thiago Maia, Brazilian footballer * March 27 ** A-Reece, South African hip hop artist ** Lisa (rapper), Lisa, Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and model * March 30 ** Gideon Adlon, American actress ** Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer **Shervin Hajipour, Iranian singer

April

* April 1 – Asa Butterfield, English actor *

– Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer * April 6 – Pavel Zacha, Czech ice hockey player * April 8 – Roquan Smith, American football player * April 9 – Michael Špaček (ice hockey), Michael Špaček, Czech ice hockey player * April 10 – Alla Sosnitskaya, Russian artistic gymnast * April 11 ** Max Clegg, English speedway racer ** Mélovin, Ukrainian singer-songwriter * April 12 – Katelyn Ohashi, American artistic gymnast *

– D. J. Moore (wide receiver), D. J. Moore, American football player * April 15 ** Jesse Little, American stock car racing driver ** Maisie Williams, English actress * April 16 – Daniel Rioli, Australian rules footballer *

** Donny van de Beek, Dutch footballer ** Matthias Blübaum, German chess grandmaster * April 19 – Malcolm Perry (American football), Malcolm Perry, American football player * April 20 – Alexander Zverev, German tennis player *

– Mikel Oyarzabal, Spanish footballer *

** Zach Apple, American swimmer ** Kim Hae-jin, South Korean figure skater ** Peng Cheng, Chinese figure skater * April 24 ** Kirill Aleshin, Russian ice dancer ** Arturo Deliser, Panamanian sprinter ** Lydia Ko, South Korean-born New Zealand golfer ** Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player * April 26 – Moritz Wagner (basketball), Moritz Wagner, German basketball player * April 27 – Livio Loi, Belgian motorcycle racer * April 28 – Denzel Ward, American football player *

– Ekaterina Baturina (gymnast), Ekaterina Baturina, Russian artistic gymnast * April 30 – T. J. Leaf, American basketball player

May

* May 2 ** BamBam (singer), BamBam, Thai singer ** Blake Rutherford, American baseball first baseman and outfielder *

** Desiigner, American hip hop artist ** Ivana Jorović, Serbian tennis player * May 4 ** Nicolas Prattes, Brazilian actor ** Jon Teske, American basketball player ** Ben Dolic, Slovenian singer * May 5 – Mitch Marner, Canadian ice hockey player * May 6 – Duncan Scott (swimmer), Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer * May 7 ** Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player ** Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer ** Rico Nasty, American rapper and singer *

** Richarlison, Brazilian footballer ** Enes Ünal, Turkish footballer *

– Lana Condor, American actress and dancer *

** Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer ** Morgan Lake, English athlete ** Odeya Rush, Israeli-born American actress * May 14 – Manushi Chhillar, Indian model, actress and Miss World 2017 * May 15 – Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer * May 19 ** Oliver Kylington, Swedish ice hockey player ** Víctor Robles, Dominican baseball outfielder * May 21 – Kevin Quinn (actor), Kevin Quinn, American actor * May 22 – Lauri Markkanen, Finnish basketball player *

– Joe Gomez (footballer), Joe Gomez, English footballer * May 26 – Julian Yee, Malaysian figure skater *

– Daron Payne, American football player * May 30 – Jake Short, American actor * May 31 ** Cupcakke, American rapper ** Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper

June

John Hunter Nemechek being interviewed 1 (2015)

– Youssef En-Nesyri, Moroccan footballer * June 5 ** Sam Darnold, American football quarterback ** Henry Onyekuru, Nigerian footballer * June 7 – David Montgomery (American football), David Montgomery, American football player * June 8 – Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player * June 9 – Shen Duo, Chinese swimmer * June 10 – Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Ukrainian basketball player *

** Kodak Black, American hip-hop artist ** Julia Lavrentieva, Ukrainian pair skater ** John Hunter Nemechek, American stock car racing driver ** Jorja Smith, English singer *

** Katie Lou Samuelson, American basketball player ** Yuta Watanabe (badminton), Yuta Watanabe, Japanese badminton player * June 15 – Madison Kocian, American artistic gymnast * June 17 – KJ Apa, New Zealand actor *

** Rebecca Black, American singer ** Derrius Guice, American football player * June 22 ** Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italian motorcycle racer ** Dinah Jane, American singer * June 23 ** Chen Qingchen, Chinese badminton player ** Antoine Olivier Pilon, French-Canadian actor * June 25 ** Rodrigo Bentancur, Uruguayan footballer ** Bassem Srarfi, Tunisian footballer * June 27 ** H.E.R., American singer ** Shannon Purser, American actress * June 28 – Shakur Stevenson, American boxer * June 29 – Jia Yifan, Chinese badminton player * June 30 ** Avika Gor, Indian actress ** Iryna Shymanovich, Belarusian tennis player

July

Shinzō Abe and Malala Yousafzai (1) Cropped

– Grigoriy Oparin, Russian chess grandmaster *

– Marquese Chriss, American basketball player * July 3 – Georgios Papagiannis, Greek basketball player *

** Daniela Nieves, Venezuelan-American actress ** Jason Spevack, Canadian actor and filmmaker *

– Bryce Love, American football player and sprinter *

** Ebba Andersson (cross-country skier), Ebba Andersson, Swedish cross-country skier ** Marilena Kirchner, German volksmusik and schlager singer * July 12 – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize laureate *

– Leo Howard, American actor and martial artist * July 14 – Cengiz Ünder, Turkish footballer *

– Amadou Diawara, Guinese footballer * July 18 ** Bam Adebayo, American basketball player ** Chiara Kreuzer, Austrian ski jumper ** Kwon Jin-ah, South Korean singer ** Noah Lyles, American sprinter ** Fionn Whitehead, English actor * July 19 ** Kang Young-seo, South Korean alpine skier ** Zach Werenski, American ice hockey player * July 22 – Field Cate, American actor * July 24 ** Emre Mor, Turkish footballer ** Andreas Varady, Slovak jazz guitarist *

– Kayli Barker, American racing driver * July 26 – Ewa Swoboda, Polish track and field sprinter * July 27 – Craig Wighton, Scottish footballer * July 28 – Bilal Ould-Chikh, Dutch-Moroccan footballer *

** Teófimo López, American boxer ** Finneas O'Connell, American musician and actor

August

** Kévin Aymoz, French figure skater ** Yomif Kejelcha, Ethiopian long-distance runner * August 2 ** Ke Jie, Chinese professional go player ** Triston McKenzie, American baseball pitcher ** Christina Robinson (actress), Christina Robinson, American actress *

** Daniel Crowley (footballer), Daniel Crowley, English footballer ** Ronald Jones II, American football player * August 4 – Cinzia Zehnder, Swiss footballer * August 5 ** Braxton Garrett, American baseball pitcher ** Olivia Holt, American actress and singer ** Adam Irigoyen, American actor ** Laura Waem, Belgian artistic gymnast *

– Sander Svendsen, Norwegian footballer * August 7 – Kyler Murray, American football player * August 9 – Leon Bailey, Jamaican footballer * August 10 – Kylie Jenner, American reality television personality * August 16 ** Greyson Chance, American singer, songwriter and pianist ** Piper Curda, American actress * August 18 ** Josephine Langford, Australian actress ** Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer * August 19 – Maria Titova, Russian rhythmic gymnast * August 22 – Lautaro Martínez, Argentine footballer * August 23 – Lil Yachty, American rapper, singer and songwriter * August 24 – Alan Walker (music producer), Alan Walker, British-Norwegian music producer * August 25 ** Bryana Salaz, American singer and actress ** Markus Thormeyer, Canadian swimmer ** Mike Weber (American football), Mike Weber, American football player * August 28 ** Bazzi (singer), Bazzi, American singer-songwriter ** Emilia McCarthy, Canadian actress *

– Ainsley Maitland-Niles, English footballer * August 30 – Dana Gaier, American actress

September

Jeon Jung-kook at Global VLive Top 10, 24 January 2017

2017 Sea Games Badminton - Jonatan Christie

* September 1 ** Jungkook, South Korean singer, member of BTS ** Maria Stavitskaia, Russian figure skater * September 2 – Brandon Ingram, American basketball player * September 3 ** Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 2020) ** Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast *

** Mallory Comerford, American swimmer ** Tsukushi Haruka, Tsukushi, Japanese wrestler * September 7 – Dean-Charles Chapman, English actor * September 12 ** Almida de Val, Swedish curler ** Sydney Sweeney, American actress * September 13 – Leah Keiser, American figure skater * September 14 – Benjamin Ingrosso, Swedish singer-songwriter * September 15 ** Jonatan Christie, Indonesian badminton player ** Forrest Whitley, American baseball pitcher * September 16 ** Zsanett Kaján, Hungarian footballer ** Elena Kampouris, American actress ** Jackie Young (basketball), Jackie Young, American basketball player *

** Luke Greenbank, British swimmer ** Guan Xiaotong, Chinese actress ** Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player * September 18 – Alisson Perticheto, Filipina figure skater * September 20 – Aurélie Fanchette, Seychellois swimmer * September 23 – John Collins (basketball), John Collins, American basketball player * September 24 – Malaya Watson, American singer and tuba player * September 30 ** Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian rhythmic gymnast ** Max Verstappen, Dutch racing driver

October

* October 1 – Jade Bird, English singer-songwriter *

– Tammy Abraham, English footballer *

** Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater ** Jonathan Isaac, American professional basketball player ** Jo-Ane van Dyk, South African javelin thrower *

– Seamus O'Connor, Irish snowboarder * October 6 ** Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer ** Tsao Chih-i, Taiwanese figure skater * October 7 – Kira Kosarin, American actress and singer * October 8 ** Steven Bergwijn, Dutch footballer ** Bella Thorne, American actress and singer * October 9 – Angelica Moser, Swiss athlete *

– Grace Rolek, American actress *

** Charles Leclerc, Monégasque racing driver ** Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player * October 24 ** Claudia Fragapane, British artistic gymnast ** Park So-youn (figure skater), Park So-youn, South Korean figure skater * October 25 – Federico Chiesa, Italian footballer * October 27 ** Lonzo Ball, American basketball player ** Li Meiyi, Chinese pair skater * October 28 – Sierra McCormick, American actress *

– Ale Müller, Mexican actress and singer * October 31 ** Sydney Park (actress), Sydney Park, American actress and comedian ** Marcus Rashford, English footballer

November

* November 1 ** Max Burkholder, American actor ** Alex Wolff, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor * November 3 – Lázaro Martínez (triple jumper), Lázaro Martínez, Cuban triple jumper * November 4 ** Bea Binene, Filipino actress ** Stratos Iordanoglou, Greek basketball player * November 6 – Hero Fiennes Tiffin, English actor and model * November 10 – Daniel James (footballer), Daniel James, English-born Welsh footballer * November 17 – Jacob Eason, American football player * November 18 - Micheal Ward, Jamaican-born English actor and former model *

– Rachel Parsons (figure skater), Rachel Parsons, American ice dancer * November 23 – Akari Takeuchi, Japanese singer * November 26 – Aubrey Joseph, American actor and rapper * November 29 ** Agata Kryger, Polish figure skater ** Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player * November 30 – Liu Huixia, Chinese diver

December

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Vachirawit Chivaaree at GMMTV 2021 event

– Rashan Gary, American football linebacker * December 5 ** Khaleel Ahmed, Indian cricketer ** Clara Rugaard, Danish actress and singer ** Sophie Simnett, English actress * December 8 – Ilaria Käslin, Swiss artistic gymnast * December 11 – Taylor Hickson, Canadian actress and singer * December 14 – DK Metcalf, American football wide receiver * December 15 – Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player *

** Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter ** Bassam Al-Rawi, Iraqi-born Qatari footballer * December 17 ** Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater ** Gabrielle Camille Basiano, Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder *

– Ronald Acuña Jr., Venezuelan baseball outfielder * December 20 ** De'Aaron Fox, American basketball player ** Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer * December 21 – Charlie McAvoy, American ice hockey player * December 22 – Taylor Rapp, American football player * December 23 ** Luka Jović, Serbian footballer ** Park Yoo-na, South Korean actress *

– Oreoluwa Cherebin, Grenadian swimmer *

** Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player ** Zhao Ziquan, Chinese figure skater **Vachirawit Chivaaree, Thai actor and singer *

– Anastasiya Malyavina, Ukrainian swimmer

Deaths

January

* January 1 – Townes Van Zandt, American folk singer (b. 1944) * January 5 ** Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Bertil, Swedish prince, Duke of Halland (b. 1912) ** Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (b. 1912) * January 6 ** Teiichi Matsumaru, Japanese footballer (b. 1909) ** Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (b. 1912) * January 8 – Melvin Calvin, American chemist (b. 1911) * January 9 ** Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Polish politician (b. 1909) ** Jesse White (actor), Jesse White, American actor (b. 1917) * January 10 ** Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907) ** Alexander R. Todd, Scottish chemist (b. 1907) * January 12 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-born cancer researcher (b. 1901) *

– King Hu, Chinese film director and actor (b. 1932) * January 17 ** Amha Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1916) ** Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (b. 1906) *

** Adriana Caselotti, American actress, voice actress and singer (b. 1916) ** Paul Tsongas, American politician (b. 1941) * January 19 – James Dickey, American poet and novelist (b. 1923) * January 21 ** Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-born celebrity manager (b. 1909) ** Polly Ann Young, American actress (b. 1908) * January 25 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (b. 1904) * January 28 – Mikel Koliqi, Albanian cardinal (b. 1900)

February

Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter at the arrival ceremony for the Vice Premier of China

* February 1 – Marjorie Reynolds, American actress (b. 1917) * February 5 – Pamela Harriman, American diplomat (b. 1920) * February 9 ** Brian Connolly, Scottish musician (b. 1945) ** Barry Evans (actor), Barry Evans, English actor (b. 1943) * February 10 – Milton Cato, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (b. 1915) * February 19 – Deng Xiaoping, Chinese revolutionary, communist leader, and statesman (b. 1904) *

– Tony Williams (drummer), Tony Williams, American musician (b. 1945) * February 26 – David Doyle (actor), David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)

March

– Robert H. Dicke, American experimental physicist (b. 1916) *

, President of Guyana (b. 1918) ** Michael Manley, 2-Time Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1924) * March 7 ** Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (b. 1912) ** Martin Kippenberger, German artist (b.

) * March 9 ** The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (b. 1972) ** Terry Nation, Welsh screenwriter (b. 1930) ** Jean-Dominique Bauby, French journalist and author (b. 1952) * March 10 – LaVern Baker, American singer (b. 1929) * March 11 – Lars Ahlin, Swedish author and aesthetician (b. 1915) * March 14 ** Jurek Becker, Polish-born German writer (b. 1937) ** Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American film director (b. 1907) * March 15 – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French artist (b. 1906) *

– Jermaine Stewart, American singer (b. 1957) *

– Willem de Kooning, Dutch artist (b. 1904) * March 20 – Tony Zale, American boxer (b. 1913) *

– Wilbert Awdry, British children's writer (b. 1911) * March 26 – Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (b. 1931) * March 31 ** Friedrich Hund, German physicist (b. 1896) ** Lyman Spitzer, American theoretical physicist and astronomer (b. 1914)

April

* April 4 – Alparslan Türkeş, Turkish politician (b. 1917) * April 5 ** Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926) ** Ignazio Buttitta, Sicilian dialectal poet (b. 1899) * April 8 – Laura Nyro, American singer and composer (b. 1947) * April 7 – Georgy Shonin, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1935) * April 12 – George Wald, American scientist (b. 1906) * April 13 – Shuhei Nishida, Japanese athlete (b. 1910) * April 16 – Roland Topor, French illustrator (b. 1938) * April 17 – Chaim Herzog, Israel politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918) * April 20 – Jean Louis, American costume designer (b. 1907) *

** Andrés Rodríguez (politician), Andrés Rodríguez, 47th President of Paraguay (b. 1923) ** Diosdado Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines (b. 1910) *

- Denis Compton, English cricketer (b. 1918) * April 24 – Eugene Stoner, American firearms designer and engineer (b. 1922) * April 26 – John Beal (actor), John Beal, American actor (b. 1909)

May

– Bo Widerberg, Swedish film director (b. 1930) * May 2 ** John Eccles (neurophysiologist), John Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist (b. 1903) ** Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator and philosopher (b. 1921) *

, Narciso Yepes, Spanish guitarist (b. 1927) * May 4 – Wijeyananda Dahanayake, 5th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1901) * May 5 – Walter Gotell, German actor (b. 1924) * May 13 – Laurie Lee, English author (b. 1914) *

– Giuseppe De Santis, Italian film director (b. 1917) * May 20 – Virgilio Barco Vargas, 27th President of Colombia (b. 1921) * May 22 – Alfred Hershey, American biochemist (b. 1908) * May 24 – Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. 1923) * May 26 – Manfred von Ardenne, German physicist and inventor (b. 1907) * May 29 – Jeff Buckley, American musician (b. 1966)

June

** Robert Serber, American physicist (b. 1909) ** Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet-Russian statesman (b. 1905) *

– Helen Jacobs, American tennis champion (b. 1908) * June 4 – Ronnie Lane, English musician (b. 1946) * June 6 – Magda Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (b. 1915) * June 12 – Bulat Okudzhava, Soviet Union, Soviet singer (b. 1924) * June 14 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926) * June 15 ** Edmond Leburton, 42nd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1915) **

, Cambodian politician and criminal (b. 1930) * June 18 ** Lev Kopelev, Soviet writer and dissident (b. 1912) ** Héctor Yazalde, Argentine footballer (b. 1946) *

– Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director (b. 1931) * June 22 – Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician (b. 1956) * June 23 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (b. 1934) * June 24 ** Don Hutson, American football player (b. 1913) ** Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921) * June 25 – Jacques Cousteau, French explorer (b. 1910) * June 26 – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian singer (b. 1959) * June 29 – William Hickey (actor), William Hickey, American actor (b. 1927)

July

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– Robert Mitchum, American actor (b. 1917) *

– James Stewart, American actor and soldier (b. 1908) *

– Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, 6th President of Bangladesh (b. 1916) * July 9 – Aurelio González (footballer), Aurelio González, Paraguayan footballer (b. 1905) *

– Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina and dance instructor (b. 1903) *

– Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (b. 1946) *

– Robert C. Weaver, American economist and academic (b. 1907) * July 18 – Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American astronomer (b. 1928) * July 20 – John Akii-Bua, Ugandan hurdler (b. 1949) * July 23 **

, American serial killer (b. 1969) ** Chūhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (b. 1904) * July 24 ** William J. Brennan Jr., American Supreme Court Justice (b. 1906) ** Frank Parker (tennis), Frank Parker, American tennis champion (b. 1916) *

– Ben Hogan, American golf champion (b. 1912) * July 26 – Jaime Milans del Bosch, Spanish general and insurgent (b. 1915) * July 28 ** Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (b. 1920) ** Seni Pramoj, Thai politician, 6th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1905) *

– Bảo Đại, Emperor of Vietnam (b. 1913)

August

** Ngiratkel Etpison, 5th President of Palau (b. 1925) ** Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1915) * August 2 ** William S. Burroughs, American author (b. 1914) ** Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician and political activist (b. 1938) * August 4 – Jeanne Calment, French supercentenarian, oldest person ever lived (b. 1875) *

– Jürgen Kuczynski, German economist and communist (b. 1904) * August 10 – Conlon Nancarrow, American-born composer (b. 1912) * August 12 – Luther Allison, American musician (b. 1939) * August 16 – Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (b. 1914) *

– Norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909) * August 21 ** Misael Pastrana Borrero, 23rd President of Colombia (b. 1923) ** Yuri Nikulin, Soviet and Russian actor and clown (b. 1921) * August 22 – Matti Sippala, Finnish athlete (b. 1908) * August 23 ** Eric Gairy, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922) ** John Kendrew, British molecular biologist (b. 1917) * August 24 – Louis Essen, English physicist (b. 1908) * August 27 – Sally Blane, American actress (b. 1910) * August 30 – Ernst Wilimowski, German–Polish footballer (b. 1916) *

** Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961) ** Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)

September

* September 1 – Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (b. 1929) * September 2 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905) * September 4 ** Hans Eysenck, German-born British psychologist (b. 1916) ** Aldo Rossi, Italian architect and designer (b. 1931) *

** Sir Georg Solti, Hungarian-born British conductor (b. 1912) ** Mother Teresa, Indian nun, missionary and saint (b. 1910) * September 7 – Mobutu Sese Seko, 2nd President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, President of Zaire (b. 1930) * September 9 – Burgess Meredith, American actor (b. 1907) * September 10 – Fritz Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1929) * September 12 – Stig Anderson, Swedish talent manager (b. 1931) *

** Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913) ** Jan P. Syse, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1930) * September 18 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American blues singer (b. 1920) *

– Rich Mullins, American Christian musician (b. 1955) * September 23 – Shirley Clarke, American filmmaker (b. 1919) * September 25 – Jean Françaix, French composer (b. 1912) * September 28 – Ho Feng-Shan, Chinese diplomat (b. 1901) * September 29 – Roy Lichtenstein, American artist (b. 1923)

October

* October 1 – Francisco Aramburu, Brazilian footballer (b. 1922) *

** Otto Ernst Remer, German Wehrmacht officer (b. 1912) ** Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game franchise creator (b. 1941) * October 5 – Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler (b. 1962) * October 7 − Orlando Ramón Agosti, Argentine general (b. 1924) * October 11 – Ivan Yarygin, Soviet and Russian heavyweight wrestler (b. 1948) *

– John Denver, American musician (b. 1943) * October 13 – Adil Çarçani, Albanian politician (b. 1922) * October 14 – Harold Robbins, American writer (b. 1916) *

** Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (b. 1903) ** Audra Lindley, American actress (b. 1918) ** James A. Michener, American writer (b. 1907) * October 19 ** Glen Buxton, American guitarist (b. 1947) ** Pilar Miró, Spanish screenwriter and film director (b. 1940) * October 23 **Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (b. 1916) **Luther Simjian, Armenian-American inventor (b. 1905) *

– Anton LaVey, American author, musician, and occultist (b. 1930) * October 30 – Samuel Fuller, American screenwriter and director (b. 1912)

November

* November 2 – Shōshin Nagamine, Japanese author and soldier, police officer, and karate master (b. 1907) * November 5 – Isaiah Berlin, Russian-British social and political theorist (b. 1909) * November 8 – Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Iranian author (b. 1892) * November 9 - Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (b. 1905) *

– Rod Milburn, American athlete (b. 1950) * November 16 - George O. Petrie, American actor and director (b. 1912) * November 21 – Robert Simpson (composer), Robert Simpson, English composer (b. 1921) * November 22 ** Joanna Moore, American actress (b. 1934) ** Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1960) * November 24 – Barbara (singer), Barbara, French singer (b. 1930) * November 25 – Hastings Banda, 1st President of Malawi (b. 1898) * November 30 – Kathy Acker, American author (b. 1947)

December

Toshiro Mifune in Seven Samurai (1954) (cropped)

– Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (b. 1908) * December 2 – Michael Hedges, American composer and guitarist (b.

) * December 7 – Billy Bremner, British footballer (b. 1942) * December 14 ** Stubby Kaye, American actor (b. 1918) ** Owen Barfield, British philosopher, poet, and critic (b. 1898) *

** Lillian Disney, American artist (b. 1899) ** Nicolette Larson, American pop singer (b. 1952) *

– Chris Farley, American actor and comedian (b. 1964) *

** Masaru Ibuka, Japanese electronics industrialist (b. 1908) ** Jimmy Rogers, American musician (b. 1924) * December 20 ** Juzo Itami, Japanese film director (b. 1933) ** Denise Levertov, English-born American poet (b. 1923) * December 23 – Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (b. 1908) *

– Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (b. 1920) * December 25 ** Denver Pyle, American actor (b. 1920) ** Anita Conti, French explorer and photographer (b. 1899) ** Anatoli Boukreev, Russian mountain climber (b. 1958) * December 31 – Billie Dove, American actress (b. 1903)

Nobel Prizes

* Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Paul D. Boyer, John E. Walker, Jens C. Skou * Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Economics – Bank of Sweden – Robert C. Merton, Myron Scholes * Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature – Dario Fo * Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – ICBL, International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Jody Williams * Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – Steven Chu, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, William D. Phillips * Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Medicine – Stanley B. Prusiner

References

External links

1997 Year in Review
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