Page 9: Historical Events In 1997

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   On this day in history jean-Claude Lauzon, director/writer (Leola), dies in air crash at 43   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1997 death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist who led the team charged with assembling the components for the world's first atomic bomb explosion.   

Aug 21   On this day in history misael Pastrana Borrero, Pres of Colombia (1970-74), dies   

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   Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies in the year 1997.   

Aug 29   DVD's outsell Laserdiscs in the U.S on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1997.   

Aug 31   On this day in history diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36   

Sep 02   On this day in history rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

Sep 04   Belle Stewart, singer, dies at 91 in the year 1997.   

Sep 04   In the year 1997 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   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   Digital Theater Sound (DTS) announces its intentions to enter the DVD market in the year 1997.   

Sep 05   Georg Solti, conductor, dead, dies at 84 in the year 1997.   

Sep 05   Humanitarian Mother Teresa dies of a heart attack in Calcutta, India, at age 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Philippe Rossillon, administrator, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   The funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, is held at London's Westminster Abbey in the year 1997.   

Sep 07   Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Burgess Meredith, actor (Penguin-Batman, Rocky), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1997 antony Kearey, television producer, dies at 77   

Sep 17   In the year 1997 jan Peder Syse, PM of Norway (1989-90), dies   

Sep 18   On this day in history harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87   

Sep 19   Clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57 in the year 1997.   

Sep 20   Edmund Falkiner, jazz saxophinist/probation officer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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   A volcanic avalanche buries Montserrat's airport and flows into the Atlantic Ocean 5.5km away in the year 1997.   

Sep 21   Tommy Cecil, ferryman, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at 75   

Jan 03   Burton Lane, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1997.   

Jan 04   Harry B Helmsley, owner (Empire State Building), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72 in the year 1997.   

Jan 06   In the year 1997 ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52   

Jan 07   Desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89 in the year 1997.   

Jan 08   In the year 1997 carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68