July 1997 calendar

July 1997
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 1997.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on July 1997: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1997?

Events

01 Jul 1997 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
02 Jul 1997 Tom Walters Sr. of Meridian, Mississippi wins powerball of US$11 million.
03 Jul 1997 Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit
04 Jul 1997 US space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars
05 Jul 1997 104th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotna
06 Jul 1997 Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical, closes at Royale NYC after 109 performances
07 Jul 1997 The Great Flood begins in southern Poland.
08 Jul 1997 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland
10 Jul 1997 Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3
12 Jul 1997 Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive gane with out being no-hit
13 Jul 1997 15th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Larry Gilbert
14 Jul 1997 Bomb in Algiers kills 21 andwounds 40
15 Jul 1997 In Miami, Florida, serial killer Andrew Phillip Cunanan guns down Gianni Versace outside his home.
16 Jul 1997 Jerold Mackenzie awarded $266M for being fired from Miller Brewing for sexual harrassment for relaying a Seinfeld episode to a co worker
17 Jul 1997 STS 94 (Columbia 23), lands
20 Jul 1997 126th British Golf Open: Billy Ray Brown shoots a 271 at Royal Troon
21 Jul 1997 200-year-old USS Constitution sails under its own power
22 Jul 1997 Fire breaks out at Palais de Chaillot in Paris
23 Jul 1997 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them
24 Jul 1997 Spree killer Andrew Cunanan commits suicide in a Miami houseboat.
25 Jul 1997 Autumn Jackson, found guilty of trying to extort $40M from Bill Cosby
26 Jul 1997 Apple Computer releases Mac OS 8.0 for US$99. Code-name during development was Tempo.
27 Jul 1997 Candide, closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances
28 Jul 1997 Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks
29 Jul 1997 US Senior Golf Open ends at Olympia Fields Golf Club - Illinois
30 Jul 1997 Terrorist double suicide bombing in Jerusalem, kills 14
01 Jul 1997 China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.