What Happened In September 1997 In History

Historical Events for September, 1997

• 1st » The death of Diana, Princess of Wales is announced by Buckingham Palace.
• 3rd » Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 called Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
• 6th » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
• 11th » After a Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 called nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a Scottish Parliament named devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
• 11th » Fourteen Estonian soldiers die in the Kurkse tragedy, drowning in the Baltic Sea.
• 18th » United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
• 19th » Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria where 53 people are killed.
• 26th » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 named crashes near Medan, Indonesia, airport, killing 234.
• 27th » Communications are suddenly lost with the 'Mars Pathfinder' space probe.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1997

• 4th » Chris Godwin, Famous Indian child
• 8th » Kimberlea Berg, English actress
• 24th » Malaya Watson, American singer
• 30th » Max Verstappen, Dutch race car driver

Famous Deaths for September 1997

• 1st » Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (b. 1929)
• 2nd » Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
• 2nd » Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
• 4th » Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1926)
• 4th » Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (b. 1931)
• 5th » Leon Edel, American author and critic (b. 1907)
• 5th » Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor (b. 1912)
• 5th » Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian missionary, and saint, Nobel Peace Prize known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
• 6th » P. H. Newby, English author and broadcaster (b. 1918)
• 7th » Elisabeth Brooks, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1951)
• 7th » Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese soldier and politician, President of Zaire (b. 1930)
• 9th » Richie Ashburn, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 9th » John Hackett (British Army officer) called John Hackett, Australian-English general and author (b. 1910)
• 9th » Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1907)
• 10th » Fritz Von Erich, American wrestler (b. 1929)
• 11th » Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933)
• 11th » Hannah Weiner, American poet (b. 1928)
• 13th » Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1915)
• 13th » Georgios Mitsibonas, Greek footballer (b. 1962)
• 17th » Red Skelton, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 18th » Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (b. 1920)
• 19th » Jack May, English actor (b. 1922)
• 19th » Rich Mullins, American singer-songwriter (A Ragamuffin Band) (b. 1955)
• 20th » Matt Christopher, American author (b. 1917)
• 20th » Nick Traina, American singer-songwriter (Link 80) (b. 1978)
• 21st » Jennifer Holt, American-English actress and singer (b. 1920)
• 23rd » Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (b. 1906)
• 25th » Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (b. 1916)
• 25th » Jean Françaix, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
• 27th » Walter Trampler, American viola player and educator (b. 1915)
• 29th » Roy Lichtenstein, American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)

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