Historical Events In 1997

Aug 07   On this day in history douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74   

Aug 08   Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74 in the year 1997.   

Aug 10   Jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43 in the year 1997.   

Aug 12   Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57 in the year 1997.   

Aug 12   The birth of Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist in the year 1997.   

Aug 20   On this day in history hudson Bay Railway, owned by Omnitrax of Denver, Colorado, takes over operation of former CN lines to Flin Flon, Lyn Lake and Churchill.   

Aug 21   On this day in history death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist who led the team charged with assembling the components for the world's first atomic bomb explosion.   

Aug 21   Misael Pastrana Borrero, Pres of Colombia (1970-74), dies in the year 1997.   

Aug 23   Eric Gairy, PM of Grenada (1974-79), dies in the year 1997.   

Aug 24   Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90 in the year 1997.   

Aug 25   On this day in history clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies   

Aug 29   DVD's outsell Laserdiscs in the U.S in the year 1997.   

Aug 29   The Japanese Supreme Court rules the government acted illegally when it deleted from a history textbook references to Japan's deadly experiments on Chinese during World War II on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history the world learns of the Paris car crash that killed England's Princess Diana, her husband and Harrod's owner Dodi Fayed, and their driver.   

Aug 31   Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 in the year 1997.   

Sep 02   In the year 1997 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

Sep 04   In the year 1997 belle Stewart, singer, dies at 91   

Sep 04   Huron Central Railway, owned by Genessee Rail-One, takes over operation of the former CP line between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury, Ont on this day in history.   

Sep 04   RaiLink-Lakeland &Waterways takes over the former CN lines in northeastern Alberta from Boyle to Lynton, near Fort McMurray. Agreement was reached on 2 September, operation commenced on 4 September and formal transfer took place on November 24 in the year 1997.   

Sep 05   On this day in history digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market   

Sep 05   Georg Solti, conductor, dead, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history the funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, is held at London's Westminster Abbey.   

Sep 07   In the year 1997 alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72   

Sep 10   Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   On this day in history antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77   

Sep 17   In the year 1997 jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies   

Sep 18   Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1997 clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57   

Sep 20   On this day in history edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59   

Sep 20   RaiLink Southern Ontario takes over the operation of the former CN Hagersville subdivision between Nanticoke and Brantford including the Burford Spur. On December 15 the company took over the former CN Northern and Northwestern Spur in the year 1997.   

Sep 21   A volcanic avalanche buries Montserrat's airport and flows into the Atlantic Ocean 5.5km away in the year 1997.   

Sep 21   Tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51 in the year 1997.   

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Jan 01   Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at 75 in the year 1997.   

Jan 03   In the year 1997 burton Lane, composer, dies at 84   

Jan 04   In the year 1997 harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87   

Jan 05   In the year 1997 andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72   

Jan 06   On this day in history ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52   

Jan 07   On this day in history desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89   

Jan 08   Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68 in the year 1997.