Date: August 20, 1997
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Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara. Date: August 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Si Zerrouk Massacre in…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee. Date: July 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Guelb El-Kebir Massacre Kills…
Danish fugitive Steen Christensen kills two police officers, Chief Constable Eero Holsti and Senior Constable Antero Palo, in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, Finland during his prison escape. Date: October 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick. Date: May 31, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Sierra Leone Military Coup Replaces President Kabbah, May 25, 1997Swiss Big Three Banks…
Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country. Date: May 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Lillelid Murders in Greene County, Tennessee – April 6, 1997Yasser Arafat Returns to Hebron for…
Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: May 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Madeleine Albright First Woman U.S. Secretary of State January…