August 1997 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1997?

Events

01 Aug 1997 Boeing and McDonnell Douglas complete their merger.
03 Aug 1997 25th du Maurier Golf Classic: Colleen Walker wins
04 Aug 1997 Keenan Ivory Wayan Show, premieres on Fox TV
05 Aug 1997 Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
06 Aug 1997 NHL Nashville Tenn names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach
07 Aug 1997 STS 85 (Discovery 23) launches into orbit
08 Aug 1997 Mariners Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Chicago White Sox
09 Aug 1997 Security guard Abner Louima, attacked by NYC police
10 Aug 1997 36th Walker Cup: US, 18-6
11 Aug 1997 Benin legalizes Jan 10th as a voodoo holiday
13 Aug 1997 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees
14 Aug 1997 1776, opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
15 Aug 1997 Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th HR
16 Aug 1997 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America
17 Aug 1997 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot Golf Club
19 Aug 1997 New York Yank 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs. Anaheim
20 Aug 1997 Shelly Moore, 18, of Tenn, crowned 15th Miss Teen USA
21 Aug 1997 Typhoon Winnie kills 140, injures 3,000 in East China
24 Aug 1997 97th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Joel Kribel
25 Aug 1997 Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
26 Aug 1997 Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed.
28 Aug 1997 Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes
29 Aug 1997 At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
30 Aug 1997 1st WNBA Championshion: Houston Comets beat the New York Liberty
31 Aug 1997 Gin Game, closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 144 performances

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