Page 9: Historical Events In 1997

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   

Aug 21   Misael Pastrana Borrero, Pres of Colombia (1970-74), dies   

Aug 23   Eric Gairy, PM of Grenada (1974-79), dies.   

Aug 24   Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90   

Aug 25   Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies.   

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

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   

Aug 30   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.   

Sep 02   Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

Sep 04   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.   

Sep 04   RaiLink-Lakeland and 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   

Sep 05   Digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market   

Sep 05   Georg Solti, conductor, dead, dies at 84.   

Sep 05   Humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87   

Sep 06   Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66.   

Sep 06   The funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, is held at London's Westminster Abbey.   

Sep 07   Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72.   

Sep 10   Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88.   

Sep 16   Antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77.   

Sep 17   Jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies   

Sep 18   Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87.   

Sep 19   Clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57.   

Sep 20   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.   

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

Sep 21   Tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51.   

Sep 22   Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk, dies at 76   

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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),