1997 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1997?
- January 23, 1997 – Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
- February 7, 1997 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
- February 28, 1997 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 in Armenia and Azerbaijan kills around 1,100 people
- April 13, 1997 – Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
- April 23, 1997 – Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed.
- May 27, 1997 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Paula Jones can pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he is in office.
- June 25, 1997 – The Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat erupts resulting in the death of 19 people.
- June 30, 1997 – The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.
- July 6, 1997 – The Troubles: Five days of fierce riots and clashes in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland begin.
- July 7, 1997 – The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War.
- August 3, 1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; a total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
- September 11, 1997 – After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom.
- September 19, 1997 – Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 killed.
- September 27, 1997 – Communications are suddenly lost with the Mars Pathfinder space probe.
- October 15, 1997 – The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
- December 3, 1997 – In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign The Ottawa treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People’s Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
- December 15, 1997 – The Treaty of Bangkok is signed allowing the transformation of Southeast Asia into a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
- December 17, 1997 – The United Kingdom commences its Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, which extends the state’s gun ban to include all handguns—with the exception of antique and show weapons.
- December 22, 1997 – Hussein Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
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