What Happened In April 1997 In History

Historical Events for April, 1997

• 1st » Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing over perihelion.
• 3rd » The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
• 13th » Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
• 19th » The Red River Flood of 1997 overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
• 22nd » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria 93 villagers killed.
• 22nd » The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
• 23rd » Omaria massacre in Algeria: Forty-two villagers are killed.
• 29th » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of Chemical warfare known as chemical weapons by its signatories.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1997

• 1st » Asa Butterfield, English actor
• 7th » Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player
• 12th » Katelyn Ohashi, American gymnast
• 15th » Maisie Williams, English actress
• 23rd » Alex Ferris, Canadian actor
• 24th » Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
• 24th » Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player

Famous Deaths for April 1997

• 1st » Norman Carr, English environmentalist (b. 1912)
• 1st » Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1912)
• 2nd » Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese director and producer (b. 1910)
• 4th » Leo Picard, Israeli geologist (b. 1900)
• 5th » Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926)
• 7th » Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1923)
• 7th » Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1935)
• 8th » Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)
• 9th » Mae Boren Axton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)
• 9th » Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 10th » Michael Dorris, American author (b. 1945)
• 11th » Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian politician (b. 1899)
• 12th » George Wald, American neurologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 13th » Bryant Bowles, American soldier and activist, founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People (b. 1920)
• 13th » Dorothy Frooks, American author and actress (b. 1896)
• 13th » Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (b. 1903)
• 14th » Gerda Christian, German secretary (b. 1913)
• 16th » Doris Angleton, American murder victim (b. 1951)
• 16th » Roland Topor, French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)
• 17th » Chaim Herzog, Irish-Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (b. 1918)
• 18th » Edward Barker (cartoonist) named Edward Barker, English cartoonist (b. 1950)
• 18th » Don Pietromonaco, American actor and radio host (b. 1935)
• 19th » Eldon Hoke, American singer and drummer (The Mentors and The Screamers) (b. 1958)
• 23rd » Denis Compton, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1918)
• 24th » Allan Francovich, American director and producer (b. 1941)
• 24th » Pat Paulsen, American comedian and politician (b. 1927)
• 24th » Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 called AR-15 rifle (b. 1922)
• 28th » Ann Petry, American author (b. 1908)
• 29th » Mike Royko, American journalist (b. 1932)

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