Date: May 11, 1997
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Date: February 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Miguel Ángel Blanco Kidnapped by ETA, Sparks Protests, July 10, 1997Korean…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee. Date: July 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Space Shuttle Discovery Launches…
The 7.3 Mw Qayen earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province killing 1,567 people. Date: May 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Rais Massacre: 98 Villagers Killed by GIA, Algeria, August 29, 1997Labour Party Wins…
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. Date: October 15, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicides: 39 Bodies Found, March 26, 1997Hale-Bopp Daytime Eclipse Visible…
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…
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 1997Digital Equipment Corp. Files Antitrust Charges Against…