Second Republic of the Congo Civil War Begins June 5, 1997

After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people. Date: July 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Denis Sassou Nguesso Proclaims…

An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. Date: June 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Kabila Troops Enter Kinshasa; Zaire Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 17, 1997Aerosvit…

Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion. Date: April 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997FedEx Express Flight 14 Crashes at Newark Airport, Injuring Five, July 31, 1997Sid El-Antri Massacre in Algeria Kills…

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 1997Tara Lipinski Youngest Women’s World Figure Skating Champion – March 22,…

Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall. Date: August 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Sierra Leone Military Coup Replaces President Kabbah, May…