April 1997 calendar

Events

• 01 Apr 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing over perihelion.
• 03 Apr 1997 Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical, opens at Royale NYC for 109 performances
• 04 Apr 1997 DMSP Titan 2 launched
• 05 Apr 1997 Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby
• 06 Apr 1997 3 Sisters closes at Criterion Theater, New York City
• 07 Apr 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Myers Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM
• 08 Apr 1997 STS 83 (Columbia 22), lands
• 09 Apr 1997 Cleveland Indians closer Jose Mesa found guilty of rape
• 11 Apr 1997 Fire breaks out in a pilgrim camp on the Plain of Mena, from Mecca 343 die.
• 13 Apr 1997 American Daughter opens at Cort Theater NYC for 88 performances
• 14 Apr 1997 Former S.S. Captain Erich Priebke is retried; on July 22 he is sentenced to 5 years in prison.
• 15 Apr 1997 America On Line, begins service in Japan
• 16 Apr 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis / St. Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM
• 17 Apr 1997 New Jersey Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur is second NHL goalie to score in a playoff game.
• 18 Apr 1997 The Red River of the North breaks through dikes and floods Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, causing US$2 billion in damage.
• 19 Apr 1997 Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International
• 20 Apr 1997 Gin Game, opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 144 performances
• 21 Apr 1997 Ashes of Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit
• 22 Apr 1997 Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria : 93 villagers killed.
• 23 Apr 1997 Titanic, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City
• 24 Apr 1997 Steel Peer, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 76 performances
• 25 Apr 1997 Seattle Mariners' player Ken Griffey Jr hits his 250th homerun.
• 26 Apr 1997 Life, opens at Barrymore Theater, New York City
• 27 Apr 1997 Little Foxes, opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 56 performances
• 28 Apr 1997 Jekyll & Hyde opens at Plymouth Theater, New York City
• 29 Apr 1997 Candide, opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 103 performances
• 30 Apr 1997 London Assurance, opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances

Famous Birthday

• Louis Sarkozy
• Maisie Williams

  TV Actress.

• Asa Butterfield

  English actor.

• Tina Kunakey
• Mingyu
• Lucas Tousart
• Emily-Victoria Canham

  YouTube Star.

• Willgotthejuice

  Vine Star.

• Kane Sheckler

  Skateboarder.

• Jabbar Hakeem

  Vine Star.

• Vincent Castronovo

  Dancer.

• Slim Jesus

  Rapper.

• Melissa Sandoval

  Vine Star.

• Garrett Williamson

  YouTube Star.

• Sydney Carlson

  YouTube Star.

• Koleen Diaz

  YouTube Star.

• Ryland Lynch

  Family Member.

• Tayler Brayden

  YouTube Star.

• Dominique Barrett

  Vine Star.

• Nathan Zed

  YouTube Star.

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Famous Deaths

• Laura Nyro

  American singer-songwriter, Nyro began her song-writing career early.

• Michael Dorris

  Writer, commits suicide at 52.

• Nancy Woodhull

  News editor (USA Today), dies of cancer at 52.

• Tomoyuki Tanaka

  Producer (Godzilla), dies of a stroke at 86.

• Michael Stroka

  Actor (Aristede-Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 57.

• Joey Faye

  Comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86.

• Peng Zhen

  Mayor of Beijing China (1951-66).

• Yegorov

  Russian leader (1994-95).

• Georgi Shonin

  Soviet cosmonaut (Born 1935).

• El Duce

  American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (Born 1958).

• Jolie Gabor

  mother of Zsa Zsa and Eva, dies at age 97.

• Judy Flannery

  master triathlete, killed by a car at age 56.

• Alparslan Turkes

  Turkish politician (MHP), dies.

• Jack Kent Cooke

  NFL owner (Washington Redskins), dies at age 84.

• Sam Moskowitz

  San Francisco fandom historian, dies at age 76.

• Zdenek Mlynar

  Secretary of Czechoslovakian Communist Central Committee (1968), dies.

• Mae Boren Axton

  song writer ("Heartbreak Hotel"), dies at age 82.

• Emilio Azcarraga Milmo

  media tycoon, dies at age 66.

• Edward Barker

  cartoonist, dies at age 46.

• Andres Rodriguez

  Paraguayan President (1989-93), dies.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Puff Daddy - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
2. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
3. The Spice Girls - Wannabe
4. Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
5. Celine Dion - All By Myself

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. No Doubt - Don't Speak
2. R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
3. The Spice Girls - Mama / Who Do You Think You Are?
4. DJ Quicksilver - Bellissima
5. Sash! - Encore Une Fois