Date: May 11, 1997
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 → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Timothy McVeigh…
Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion. Date: April 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Kabila Troops Enter Kinshasa, Zaire Renamed DRC May 17, 1997Kurkse Tragedy: 14 Estonian Soldiers Die in Training Exercise,…
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however. Date: December 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in…
Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead. Date: August 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Madeleine Albright Becomes First Female U.S. Secretary of State January 23, 1997Eritrea Adopts…
Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait. Date: September 11, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Qayen Earthquake…
Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Date: September 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997U.S. House Reprimands Newt Gingrich for Ethics Violations, January 21, 1997Acteal Massacre in Chiapas by Paramilitaries December…