Date: October 22, 1997
The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader. Date: March 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Progress Spacecraft Collides with Mir Space Station, June 25, 1997Diana, Dodi…
Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: August 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Luxor Massacre Kills 62 at Temple…
Deep Blue, a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format. Date: May 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This…
Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. Date: January 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Comet Hale-Bopp…
A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33. Date: September 13, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997The Troubles: Drumcree…
En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73. Date: February 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997J.K. Rowling Publishes Harry Potter and…