Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Date: December 27, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 27 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people. Date: December 24, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 24 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991. Date: December 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 22 π Events on this day in…
Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. Date: December 22, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 22 π Events on this day in 1997 π On…
SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. Date: December 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board. Date: December 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 17 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
Peruvian internal conflict: Fourteen members of the TΓΊpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement provoke a hostage crisis by taking over the Japanese embassy in Lima. Date: December 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 17 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
DennΕ Senshi Porygon: Over 600 kids in Japan suffer photosensitive epileptic seizures after watching an episode of the PokΓ©mon anime. Date: December 16, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 16 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85. Date: December 15, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
The Kyoto Protocol, an agreement committing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, opens for signature. Date: December 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 11 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)