Date: October 22, 1997
The Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister. Date: May 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Turkish Military Memorandum Topples Coalition Government, February 28, 1997Timothy…
Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder. Date: April 14, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Labour Party Wins 1997 UK General Election,…
China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people. Date: May 8, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Bank of England Gains Independence from Political Control May 6,…
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 1997Guelb El-Kebir Massacre…
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…
The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families. Date: February 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Titanic Premieres at Tokyo…