Si Zerrouk Massacre in Algeria Kills 50, July 27, 1997
Date: July 27, 1997
Date: July 27, 1997
An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall. Date: July 9, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997NHL Approves Expansion…
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Date: July 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Timothy McVeigh…
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)…
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 Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. Date: July 2, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Fine Air Flight 101 Crashes After Takeoff, Killing Five — August 7, 1997Turkish…
An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths. Date: February 28, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Progress Spacecraft Collides with Mir Space Station, June 25, 1997Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicides: 39…