Date: July 10, 1997
Tropical Storm Linda makes landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths. Date: November 2, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Pai Hsiao-yen Kidnapping and Murder in Taiwan, April 14,…
Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. Date: April 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997The Troubles: Drumcree Riots and Gun Battles Begin July 6, 1997Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches…
Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. Date: January 12, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on…
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. Date: March 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. Date: April 29, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Beni Ali Massacre in…
Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Date: September 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997IRA Resumes Ceasefire in The Troubles, Ends 25-Year Campaign – July 19, 1997NHL Approves Expansion Franchises for…