Hisdates•ComPage 11: Historical Events In 1997
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Nov 25 On this day in history charles Hallahan, actor (Hunter), dies of heart attack at 54 
Nov 27 Buck Leonard, Hall of Famer in Negro League, dies at 90 on this day in history.
Nov 28 On this day in history netscape disputes browser figures by countering Dataquest's estimates that said that Microsoft was gaining ground in the browser market.
Nov 28 Online music retailer CDNow filed for an IPO on this day in 1997 in the year 1997.
Nov 29 Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city, dies at 79 on this day in history.
Nov 30 Clare Lucy Madeleine Evans, historian, dies at 37 in the year 1997.
Dec 03 In the year 1997 marian Kratochwil, artist, dies at 91
Dec 04 David Abell Wood, priest, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Dec 05 On this day in history colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67
Dec 05 In the year 1997 high-speed modem makers and longtime rivals 3Com and Rockwell International tentatively agreed to end their bitter feud over technical standards
Dec 06 Alan Mouncer, film director/producer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Dec 08 The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake on this day in history.
Dec 08 The Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) takes over the operation of the following CN lines in north western Saskatchewan: Warman Junction to just north of Prince Albert. Speers Junction to Meadow Lake on this day in history.
Dec 09 Natalie Meadowcroft and Dan Meadowcroft are Married in Las Vegas, Nevada. "May their love last forever" on this day in history.
Dec 09 On this day in history tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91
Dec 11 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs on this day in history.
Dec 11 Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73 on this day in history.
Dec 14 Owen Barfield, philosopher of language, dies at 99 on this day in history.
Dec 15 Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98 on this day in history.
Dec 17 Microsoft and Silicon Graphics Inc ended their conflict over the display of three-dimensional graphics online. The companies had engaged in a long battle over technical standards, which delayed development of graphics technology in the year 1997.
Dec 17 Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86 on this day in history.
Dec 18 Chris Farley, comedian (SNL, Tommy Boy), dies at 33 in the year 1997.
Dec 19 David Norman Schramm, physicist, dies at 52 on this day in history.
Dec 20 Dawn Steel, film maker (When Harry Met Sally), dies at 51 in the year 1997.
Dec 21 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76 in the year 1997.
Dec 22 On this day in history coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard
Dec 22 Coca-Cola went Christmas shopping on this day and came home with a rather hefty present: Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard in the year 1997.
Dec 22 In the year 1997 dawn Steel, producer/pres (Col TriStar), dies of brain tumor at 51
Dec 23 Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist, dies at 90 on this day in history.
Dec 24 Alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69 in the year 1997.
Dec 26 On this day in history john Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
Dec 27 On this day in history brendan Gill, journalist, dies at 83
Dec 28 George Fleming, cyclist, dies at 80 in the year 1997.
Dec 29 (Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist, dies at 82 in the year 1997.
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