Date: May 11, 1997
The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. Date: May 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Madeleine Albright First Woman U.S. Secretary…
Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. Date: July 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The Uphaar Cinema Fire took place at Green Park, Delhi, resulting in the deaths of 59 people and seriously injured 103 others. Date: June 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Mobutu Sese Seko…
SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. Date: December 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 Crashes, 35 Killed, May 8, 1997Ted…
Twenty-five people are killed in the second Souhane massacre in Algeria. Date: November 27, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Discovery Launches to Service Hubble Space Telescope February 11, 1997Hale-Bopp Daytime Eclipse…
In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur. Date: April 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul Die in Paris Car Crash August 31, 1997Miguel Ángel Blanco Kidnapped…