Page 8: Historical Events In 1997

Jun 14   Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71.   

Jun 19   Bobby Helms, singer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 63   

Jun 20   Bobby Helms, composer (Jingle Bell Rock), dies at 61.   

Jun 21   Art Prysock, jazz musician, dies at 68   

Jun 23   "Wino" Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77.   

Jun 24   "Mars Attacks!" is recorded as becoming the inaugural DVD ever to incorporate sound with menus.   

Jun 24   Brian Keith, actor (Family Affair), commits suicide at 75   

Jun 24   In this year, June 24 - Port Colborne Harbour Railway, a division of the Caledonia and Hamilton Southern Railway (Trillium Rail), starts operation between Welland and Port Colbourne on the following lines in Ontario CN Port Colbourne Spur (6.6 miles). Macy Spur (west of the Welland Canal). Government Spur (off Macy Spur). a new 1.1 mile connection between the Port Colbourne Spur and the Macy Spur   

Jun 25   Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87.   

Jun 29   William Hickey, actor (Prizzi's Honor), dies of emphysema at 68   

Jul 01   China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong.   

Jul 04   Web surfers viewed the inaugural-ever photos of the surface of Mars, transmitted by the Sojourner, a roving robot deposited by the Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft.   

Jul 08   Charles Drake, geologist, dies of heart attack at 92.   

Jul 09   Near Coast of Venezuela a 7.0 quaked killed at least 81 people, 522 injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Cariaco-Cumana area. At least 3000 people were left homeless.   

Jul 12   Waterloo - St. Jacobs Railway commences passenger service over the former CN Waterloo Spur between Waterloo and Elmira, Ont.   

Jul 13   A 12-year-old Canberra girl is killed by a chunk of flying metal when the implosion to level the old Royal Canberra Hospital goes wrong   

Jul 13   Alexandra Danilova, ballet great, dies at 92.   

Jul 18   Eugene Shoemaker, astronomer (Shoemaker-Levy comet), dies at 69   

Jul 23   Andrew Cunanan, serial killer (Gianni Versage), commits suicide.   

Jul 24   Saw Maung, general/president of Myanmar (Burma) (1988-92), dies.   

Jul 25   Ben Hogan, golfer (Masters, Brit Open, US Open-1953), dies at 84.   

Jul 31   Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies.   

Aug 01   Boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion   

Aug 01   Ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies   

Aug 04   Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122.   

Aug 05   Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61.   

Aug 06   Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashed on Guam.   

Aug 07   Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74.   

Aug 08   Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74.   

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

Aug 12   Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist is born.   

Aug 12   Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57   

Aug 20   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   Death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist who led the team charged with assembling the components for the world's inaugural atomic bomb explosion.   

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Jan 01   Graham kersey: Cricket wicket keeper,    

Jan 02   Jim rodger: Sports writer,   

Jan 03   Burton lane: Composer,   

Jan 04   Harry b helmsley: Owner (empire state building),   

Jan 05   Andre franquin: Cartoonist,    

Jan 06   Ian peter leslie smith: Journalist,    

Jan 07   Desmond flower: Publisher,   

Jan 08   Carole carr: Singer/actress (down among the z men),