An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse. Date: September 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234. Date: September 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station. Date: September 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar. Date: September 21, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people. Date: September 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted. Date: September 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: September 14, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom. Date: September 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)