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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

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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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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1997?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - I'll Be Missing You
  2. - Mo Money, Mo Problems
  3. - Bitch
  4. - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
  5. - Semi-Charmed Life

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I'll Be Missing You
  2. - Ecuador
  3. - Men In Black
  4. - D'You Know What I Mean?
  5. - Freed From Desire

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán

Country: United States of America

The Game

The Game

Release year: 1997

Directed by: David Fincher

Starring: Michael Douglas, Deborah Kara Unger, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn

Country: United States of America

Gattaca

Gattaca

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Andrew Niccol

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal

Country: United States of America

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Woody Allen

Starring: Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephanie Roth Haberle

Cube

Cube

Release year: 1997

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali

Starring: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1997?
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Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

Plum Island

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CELEBRATING 20th ANNIVERSARY WITH AN AUTHOR'S NEW FOREWORD

If This World Were Mine by E. Lynn Harris

If This World Were Mine

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A close group of friends. A sexy stranger. What are the bonds that bind friendship? E. spent nine weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

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In the early morning hours of May 2, 1981, shots rang out from Savannah's grandest mansion. Is it murder? Or self-defense? The shooting and its aftermath were heard throughout the hauntingly beautiful city of shaded squares and moss-hung oaks for …

Dead In The Water by Stuart Woods

Dead In The Water

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Stone Barrington wants to escape the cold of New York and enjoy a winter vacation in St.

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

The Perfect Storm

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This bestselling book became the blockbuster movie starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. Three weather systems collided off Nova Scotia's coast in October 1991 to produce a storm of singular fury that swept waves over one hundred feet.