Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth, March 22, 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. Date: August 31, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Mobutu Sese Seko Flees Zaire, May…

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104. Date: December 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Dolly the Sheep Cloned by British Scientists February 22, 1997Oued El-Had…

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined. Date: January 21, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in United Kingdom. Date: June 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997USS Constitution Sets Sail…

Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall. Date: August 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Mobutu Sese Seko Flees Zaire, May 16, 1997Tara…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in…