Page 10: Historical Events In 1997
Thursday, 04 December 2025
Sep 22 Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk, dies at 76 on this day in history. 


Sep 23 On this day in history "The Adventures of Pinocchio" becomes the first DVD to incorporate DVD video games 


Sep 24 Jonathon Silver, entrepreneur/arts patron, dies at 47 on this day in history. 


Sep 29 Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97 in the year 1997. 


Sep 30 On this day in history male alligator, largest in Florida (14 feet), killed at about 65 


Oct 03 In the year 1997 alfred Leslie Rowse, historian, dies at 93 


Oct 05 On this day in history andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt), dies at 71 


Oct 06 On this day in history johnny Vander Meer, pitched consecutive no-hitters, dies at 82 


Oct 09 In the year 1997 arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98 


Oct 13 On this day in history adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies 


Oct 14 In the year 1997 harold Robbins, salacious novelist, dies at 81 


Oct 15 On this day in history near Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake resulted in five people killed at Pueblo Nuevo, one person killed at Coquimbo, one person killed at La Chimba and another died of a heart attack at Punitaqui. More than 300 people injured, 5,000 houses destroyed, 5,700 houses severely damaged, another 10,000 slightly damaged 


Oct 15 In the year 1997 the Cyprus-registered Evoikos and an empty Thai supertanker Orapin Global collide in the Singapore strait, causing the worst oil spill in the country's history 


Oct 17 In the year 1997 paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54 


Oct 19 On this day in history glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 


Oct 21 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90 on this day in history. 


Oct 24 In the year 1997 don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 


Oct 28 Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71 on this day in history. 


Oct 30 On this day in history sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 


Nov 01 Tropical Storm Linda (1997) in Vietnam killing 3,123 people in the year 1997. 


Nov 02 In the year 1997 g Harry Stine, writer, dies at 69 


Nov 04 In the year 1997 george Chambers, PM of Trinidad & Tobago (1981-86), dies 


Nov 06 On this day in history phillipo Seed, social work academic, dies at 67 


Nov 10 William Alland, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 81 in the year 1997. 


Nov 11 In the year 1997 quebec Gatineau Railway takes over operation of the former CP Trois Rivieres and Lachute subdivisions between Quebec City and Hull. 


Nov 12 On this day in history william Matthews, poet, dies at 55 


Nov 13 William John Elwyn Davies, painter, dies at 80 on this day in history. 


Nov 15 Saul Chaplin, director (West Side Story), dies at 85 in the year 1997. 


Nov 16 George Petrie, actor (Honeymooners), dies on 85th birthday on this day in history. 


Nov 19 On this day in history christina Corrigan, obese girl (680 lbs), dies at 13 


Nov 20 In the year 1997 gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana 


Nov 21 Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies in the year 1997. 


Nov 24 On this day in history in response to a 554.26 point free fall, New York Stock Exchange officials invoked the "circuit breake" rule and puts a halt to trading 


Nov 24 In the year 1997 realNetworks, an Internet pioneer that developed streaming audio and video technology, launched a public offering on this day in 1997. The company, once co-owned by Microsoft and formerly called Progressive Networks, reaped more than $500 million on its first day of trading. 


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