What Happened in 1997
56 historical events, 31 notable births, and 16 notable deaths in 1997.
Major Events
January 1997
1997 — year
1997 Asian financial crisis — financial crisis in many East/Southeast Asian countries starting in 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997 — 42nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1997 Formula One World Championship — sports season
1997 Copa América — 1997 edition of the Copa América association football competition
1997 in film — overview of the events of 1997 in film
UEFA Women's Euro 1997 — 1997 edition of the UEFA Women's Euro
1997–98 UEFA Cup — 27th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
1997 World Men's Handball Championship — 1997 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
EuroBasket 1997 — 1997 edition of the Eurobasket
1997 UEFA Super Cup — tournament
1997 World Women's Handball Championship — 1997 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship — 11th FIFA U-20 World Cup
deaths in 1997 — Wikimedia list article
1997 Intercontinental Cup — football match
1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships — 1997 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup — international football competition
Norwegian rocket incident — false alarm incident
1997 Giro d'Italia — cycling race
1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships — 1997 edition of the IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championship
1997 in music — overview of music-related events during the year of 1997
1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship — International football competition
December 1997
Kyoto Protocol — international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
1997 FIFA Confederations Cup — 3rd FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia
Ottawa Treaty — treaty aimed at eliminating anti-personnel landmines around the world
SilkAir Flight 185 — 1997 plane crash in Indonesia
October 1997
Amsterdam Treaty — Treaty of the European Union, revision of the Treaty of Maastricht
1997 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
March 1997
69th Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1996
1997 Australian Grand Prix — 598th Formula 1 Championship Grand Prix
Phoenix Lights — light phenomenon that occurred on March 13 1997 over Arizona and Nevada, United States
1997 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
August 1997
1997 World Championships in Athletics — 1997 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
Korean Air Flight 801 — aviation accident
1997 Hungarian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
death of Diana, Princess of Wales — road accident causing the death of the British princess
1997 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
May 1997
1997 UEFA Champions League Final — association football match
1997 United Kingdom general election — election for members of the British House of Commons
1997 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
July 1997
1997 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
handover of Hong Kong — transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China
1997 British Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
September 1997
1997 Italian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix — 15th round of the 1997 Formula One season
1997 Austrian Grand Prix — motor car race
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 — Aviation accident
April 1997
1997 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 Argentine Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
June 1997
1997 Canadian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 French Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1997
1997 Mediterranean Games — 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games
November 1997
Luxor massacre — Terrorist attack in Luxor, Egypt on 17 November 1997
February 1997
North Hollywood shootout — 1997 bank robbery and subsequent shootout between bank robbers and police