Hisdates•ComPage 9: Historical Events In 1997
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Aug 07 Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 in the year 1997. 
Aug 08 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
Aug 10 Jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43 on this day in history.
Aug 12 On this day in history luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
Aug 12 The birth of Erwin Schrodinger, Physicist in the year 1997.
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 on this day in history.
Aug 21 Death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist who led the team charged with assembling the components for the world's first atomic bomb explosion in the year 1997.
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 on this day in history.
Aug 24 On this day in history phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist, dies at 90
Aug 25 In the year 1997 clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies
Aug 29 DVD's outsell Laserdiscs in the U.S on this day in history.
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 in the year 1997.
Aug 30 In the year 1997 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 on this day in history.
Sep 02 In the year 1997 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
Sep 04 On this day in history 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 in the year 1997.
Sep 04 In the year 1997 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.
Sep 05 On this day in history digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market
Sep 05 On this day in history georg Solti, conductor, dead, dies at 84
Sep 05 In the year 1997 humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87.
Sep 06 On this day in history philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66
Sep 06 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Sep 10 On this day in history burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88
Sep 16 In the year 1997 antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77
Sep 17 Jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies on this day in history.
Sep 18 Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87 on this day in history.
Sep 19 On this day in history clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57
Sep 20 Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59 in the year 1997.
Sep 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1997 a volcanic avalanche buries Montserrat's airport and flows into the Atlantic Ocean 5.5km away.
Sep 21 In the year 1997 tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51
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