May 1997 calendar

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

But much more happened on May 1997: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1997?

Events

01 May 1997 Toni Blair elected Prime Minister of the UK
02 May 1997 Police arrest transsexual hooker Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
03 May 1997 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3.
04 May 1997 Sprint Titleholders LPGA Championship
05 May 1997 Married With Children final episode on Fox TV
06 May 1997 Army Staff Sgt Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape
07 May 1997 Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants
08 May 1997 Tea Leoni and David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village
09 May 1997 First US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.
10 May 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseball's 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants).
11 May 1997 Play On! closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 61 performances
12 May 1997 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs. White Sox
13 May 1997 Eddie Murray is sixth baseball player to play in 3,000 games.
14 May 1997 The Star Alliance is formed between Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System, Thai Airways International and United Airlines.
15 May 1997 STS 84 (Atlantis 19), launches, 6th Shuttle-Mir Mission.
16 May 1997 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Universe) as Miss USA.
17 May 1997 Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London
18 May 1997 King David, opens at New Amsterdam Theater, New York City
19 May 1997 Millie, dog of President Bush, dies at age 12.
20 May 1997 Thor-2A Delta 2 Launch (Norway / USA), Successful
21 May 1997 Emmy 24th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 17th time
23 May 1997 King David, closes at New Amsterdam Theater, New York City
24 May 1997 STS 84 (Atlantis 19), lands
25 May 1997 Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic
26 May 1997 Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pittsburgh Pirates) hit inside the park homeruns.
27 May 1997 Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indianapolis 500
28 May 1997 Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis
29 May 1997 Jesse Timmedequas, found guilty of rape / murder of Megan Kanka, 7
30 May 1997 Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12-year-old grandson.
31 May 1997 Once Upon a Matress, closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 187 performances
16 May 1997 Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.