What Happened In August 1997 In History

Historical Events for August, 1997

• 3rd » Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; a total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• 6th » Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam. (228 died, 26 lived)
• 20th » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
• 25th » Egon Krenz, the former East German leader, is convicted of a Schießbefehl called shoot-to-kill policy at the Berlin Wall.
• 26th » Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria where 60 to 100 people were killed.
• 29th » At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria Armed Islamic Group named GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
• 31st » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul Death of Diana, Princess of Wales e.g die in a car crash in Paris.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1997

• 5th » Olivia Holt, American actress
• 5th » Adam Irigoyen, American actor, rapper, and dancer
• 10th » Kylie Jenner, American model
• 16th » Greyson Chance, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 19th » Joseph Castanon American actor and singer
• 25th » Holly Gibbs, English actor

Famous Deaths for August 1997

• 1st » Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1915)
• 2nd » William S. Burroughs, American author and painter (b. 1914)
• 2nd » Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)
• 3rd » Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian politician (b. 1934)
• 4th » Jeanne Calment, French super-centenarian (b. 1875)
• 6th » Shin Ki-ha, South Korean politician (b. 1941)
• 10th » Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
• 10th » Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1912)
• 12th » Luther Allison, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 15th » Ida Gerhardt, Dutch poet (b. 1905)
• 16th » Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani singer (b. 1948)
• 16th » Gerard McLarnon, Irish actor and playwright (b. 1915)
• 19th » Cathleen Cordell, American actress (b. 1915)
• 20th » Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)
• 20th » Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)
• 23rd » Eric Gairy, Grenadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1922)
• 23rd » John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
• 24th » Werner Abrolat, German actor (b. 1924)
• 24th » Luigi Villoresi, Italian race car driver (b. 1907)
• 25th » Camilla Spira, German actress (b. 1906)
• 27th » Sotiria Bellou, Greek singer (b. 1921)
• 28th » Masaru Takumi, Japanese mobster (b. 1936)
• 31st » Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)
• 31st » Henri Paul, French security guard (b. 1956)
• 31st » Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961)

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