October 1997 calendar

October 1997
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1997: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1997?

Events

01 Oct 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
02 Oct 1997 One million men gather for Promise Keepers' ampquotStand in the Gapampquot event in Washington, DC.
03 Oct 1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st home game vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
04 Oct 1997 Farm Aid 10 concert cancelled due to weak ticket sales
05 Oct 1997 35th Tennis Federation Cup: France beats Netherlands 4-1 in Den Bosch (Netherlands)
09 Oct 1997 ABL players allowed to own stock in the league
10 Oct 1997 An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
11 Oct 1997 Dennis Rodman returns from 2nd longest NBA suspension (11 games)
12 Oct 1997 David Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Golf Club
14 Oct 1997 Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS
15 Oct 1997 Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS
16 Oct 1997 Side Show, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 91 performances
19 Oct 1997 Annie, closes at Martin Beck Theater, New York City
20 Oct 1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty
21 Oct 1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game
22 Oct 1997 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11
23 Oct 1997 Triumph of Love, opens at Royale Theater, New York City
24 Oct 1997 Marv Albert sentenced in assault case
25 Oct 1997 After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
26 Oct 1997 Bill Glasson wins Las Vegas Golf Invitational
27 Oct 1997 Dow Jones crashes record 554 pts to 7161
28 Oct 1997 NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
30 Oct 1997 Cherry Orchard, opens at Martin Beck Theater, New York City
31 Oct 1997 19-year-old British au pair Louise Woodward, convicted by a Cambridge, Massachusetts, jury of second-degree murder the day before, is sentenced to life in prison.
04 Oct 1997 The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina.