Date: December 17, 1997
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 Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. Date: July 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Rais Massacre: 98 Villagers Killed…
In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur. Date: April 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Progress Spacecraft Collides with Mir Space Station, June 25, 1997Oued El-Had and Mezouara Massacre, 116 Killed in…
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85. Date: December 15, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-84 Docks with Mir, May 15, 1997Sierra…
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 1997Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 Crash…
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 1997Tropical Storm Linda Devastates Vietnam Mekong Delta,…