1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 19th century20th century21st century
Decades: 1960s  1970s  1980s  – 1990s –  2000s  2010s  2020s
Years: 1994 1995 199619971998 1999 2000

Births Edit

 
Kylie Jenner

Deaths Edit

January Edit

 
Melvin Calvin
 
Alexander R. Todd
 
Clyde Tombaugh

February Edit

 
Marjorie Reynolds
 
Deng Xiaoping

March Edit

 
Cheddi Jagan
 
The Notorious B.I.G.
 
Fred Zinnemann

April Edit

 
Allen Ginsberg
 
Chaim Herzog
 
Diosdado Macapagal

May Edit

 
Virgilio Barco Vargas

June Edit

 
Brian Keith
 
Jacques Cousteau

July Edit

 
Robert Mitchum
 
James Stewart
 
Gianni Versace

August Edit

 
William S. Burroughs
 
Jeanne Calment
 
Diana, Princess of Wales

September Edit

 
Mother Teresa
 
Mobutu Sese Seko
 
Matrika Prasad Koirala

October Edit

 
John Denver
 
James A. Michener
 
Audra Lindley

November Edit

 
Hastings Banda

December Edit

 
Toshirō Mifune

Events Edit

January Edit

 
Kofi Annan becomes UN Secretary-General.

February Edit

March Edit

 
Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
 
Korean Airlines Flight 801 crashes on Guam.

April Edit

May Edit

June Edit

July Edit

August Edit

September Edit

 
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales on September 6, 1997

October Edit

November Edit

 
Mary McAleese is chosen as President of Ireland on November 11, 1997.

December Edit

Other significant events Edit

  • Algerian Civil War: Hundreds of people are killed in massacres throughout the year.

Nobel Prizes Edit

Movies Released Edit

New books Edit

Hit songs Edit