Turkish Military Memorandum Topples Coalition Government February 28, 1997
Date: February 28, 1997
Date: February 28, 1997
An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. Date: June 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997TAM Fokker 100 Explosion Launches Engineer into Free Fall, July 9, 1997Guelb El-Kebir Massacre…
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. Date: January 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day…
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-83. However, the mission is later cut short due to a fuel cell problem. Date: April 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Heaven’s Gate…
A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma. Date: May 25, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Israeli CH-53 Helicopters Collide Over Galilee, 73 Killed, February…
China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Date: July 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…
Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides. Date: March 26, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Bojnurd Earthquake Strikes Iran, Kills 88, Damages 173 Villages – February 4, 1997Turkish Armed Forces…