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Arundhati Roy
wrote
The God of Small Things
in
1997
...
339361
Don DeLillo
wrote
Underworld
in
1997
...
340895
Kristien Hemmerechts
wrote
Margot and the Angels
in
1997
...
308669
Ricardo Piglia
wrote
Money to Burn
in
1997
...
309142
Victor Pelevin
wrote
The Life of Insects
in
1997
...
339585
Andriy Kuzma Kuzmenko
had a child
Maria-Barbara Kuzmenko
in
1997
...
730790
Angola
entered
Republic of the Congo Civil War
in
1997
...
10723
Khmer Rouge
entered
1997 clashes in Cambodia
in
1997
...
10753
Adobe systems
bought
Sandcastle
on
3/14/1997
...
337986
Cheap Trick
released
Cheap Trick
on
4/29/1997
...
204876
Greatest Hits
released
Boston
on
6/3/1997
...
204931
Electronic Arts
bought
Maxis
on
6/4/1997
...
308863
Cisco Systems
bought
Ardent Communications
on
6/24/1997
...
286605
Cisco Systems
bought
Global Internet Software Group
on
6/24/1997
...
303610
Yahoo
bought
Net Controls
on
9/1/1997
...
310044
Yahoo
bought
Net Controls
on
9/1/1997
...
310045
Cisco Systems
bought
Integrated Network
on
9/2/1997
...
304889
Adobe systems
bought
HyWay Ferranti
on
9/5/1997
...
304596
Adobe systems
bought
DigiDox
on
9/16/1997
...
300694
Yahoo
bought
Four11
on
10/8/1997
...
302650
Yahoo
bought
Four11
on
10/8/1997
...
302651
Greatest Hits
released
Richard Marx
on
11/4/1997
...
205262
AOL
bought
CompuServe
on
11/10/1997
...
288511
Live
released
Erykah Badu
on
11/18/1997
...
205301
Nokia
bought
Ipsilon Networks Inc.
on
12/9/1997
...
304946
Cisco Systems
bought
LightSpeed International
on
12/22/1997
...
308318
Angola
won
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10724
Anita Pallenberg
in
1997
" Fate, I respect a lot. I never regret anything."
...
723166
Burundi
won
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10725
Khmer Rouge
lost
1997 clashes in Cambodia
in
1997
...
10754
Michael Schumacher
had a child
in
1997
...
712802
Rwanda
won
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10733
Uganda
won
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10734
UNITA
lost
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10767
Zaire
lost
First Congo War
in
1997
...
10737
Tony Williams
died
on
2/23/1997
...
204187
Tony Williams
died
on
2/25/1997
...
204190
Laura Nyro
died
on
4/8/1997
...
204232
Horace Bristol
died
on
8/4/1997
...
749264
John Denver
died
on
10/12/1997
...
203907
John Denver
died
on
10/12/1997
...
203908
Robert Palmer
died
on
11/20/1997
...
203958
?The Long Way Home?directed by?Mark Jonathan Harri
won
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
in
1997
...
279969
?Titanic
won
Academy Award for Best Director
in
1997
...
279529
Andrea Pirlo
won
Serie B
in
1997
...
725152
As Good as It Gets
won
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
in
1997
...
276757
As Good as It Gets
won
Academy Award for Best Actress
in
1997
...
277344
Banc One Corp.
bought
First USA
in
1997
...
302581
Deborah Lynn Scott
won
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
in
1997
...
279242
Doc Watson
received
National Medal of the Arts
in
1997
...
713695
Dramatic Score:
won
Academy Award for Best Original Score
in
1997
...
280845
First Nationwide Bank
bought
California Federal Bank
in
1997
...
287565
First Union Corporation
bought
Signet Banking Corporation
in
1997
...
338238
Geo
closed
in
1997
...
360617
Geris Game?
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
in
1997
...
278823
Good Will Hunting
won
Academy award for Best Supporting Actor
in
1997
...
282975
James Cameron,?Jon Landau
won
Academy Award for Best Picture
in
1997
...
281574
L.A. Confidential
won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
in
1997
...
283523
National City Corp.
bought
First of America Bank
in
1997
...
302576
NationsBank Corp.
bought
Boatmens Bancshares
in
1997
...
287273
Octavian Nemescu
composed
Septuor for 4 oclock AM
in
1997
...
203824
Peter Maxwell Davies
composed
Job
in
1997
...
203823
Russell Carpenter
won
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
in
1997
...
278009
Sofia Gubaidulina
composed
Canticle for the Sun
in
1997
...
203821
Sofia Gubaidulina
composed
Viola Concerto
in
1997
...
203822
Thomas Ades
composed
Asyla
in
1997
...
203833
U.S. Bancorp
bought
First Bank System, Inc.
in
1997
...
302562
Washington Mutual
bought
Great Western Financial Corporation
in
1997
...
303716
Ben Affleck
won
Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
on
1/1997
...
285436
Starship Troopers
won
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
on
1/1997
...
284072
Hawkwind
released
Live
on
11/1997
...
205324
Edna F. Kelly
died
in
1997
...
360615
Harry P. Jeffrey
died
in
1997
...
360616
James Edmund Jeffries
died
in
1997
...
360618
Muriel E. Mussells Seyfert
died
in
1997
...
745357
Pikkardiyska Tertsiya
released
Sad anhelskykh pisen, A Garden of Angelic Songs
in
1997
in
Lviv
...
743491
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
died
in
1997
...
360619
William J. Brennan, Jr.*
died
in
1997
...
360621
Ashley Monique Clark
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250499
Ashley Rumph
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250486
David Kikuta
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250502
Derrick Friedman
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250506
Edward Amuwa
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250469
Matthew Michael Goodall
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250475
Mercedes villamil
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
in
California
...
1250473
Oliver Kindred
starred in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
...
1250508
Samantha Heyman
performed in
movie Liar Liar
on
3/21/1997
...
1250474
Claire Bryett Andrew
was born
on
7/24/1997
in
California
...
1250435
Xu Jiao
was born
on
8/5/1997
in
China
...
1250527
Ava Locklear
was born
Heather Locklear
on
10/4/1997
in
California
...
1250425
Activision
bought
the license
in
1997
to the war game Heavy Gear, which was well-received by critics
...
1324398
Adele
moved to
Brighton
in
1997
in
England
with her mother
...
1324490
Adidas
supplied kit to
English National Team
in
1997
...
1324644
Adidas
supplied kit to
Irish National Team
in
1997
...
1324645
Adidas
acquired
the Salomon Group
in
1997
who specialized in ski wear
...
1324646
Adidas
acquired
TaylorMade
in
1997
...
1324648
Adidas
acquired
Maxfli
in
1997
...
1324649
Adidas
sponsored
the New York Yankees
in
1997
...
1324650
American Samoa
hoseted
South Pacific Mini Games
in
1997
...
2147486441
Anderson Silva
started
professional fighting career
in
1997
in
Brazil
...
2147486463
Bernard Tapie
served
6 months La Sante prison
in
1997
in
Paris
of an 18-month prison sentence
...
1324643
the Salomon Group
changed name
Adidas-Salomon AG
in
1997
...
1324647
Adam Back
developed
Hashcash
in
1997
a proof-of-work scheme for spam control
...
2147494838
Backstreet Boys
released
Backstreets Back
in
1997
in
U.S.
...
2147493161
BankAmerica
acquired
Robertson Stephens
in
1997
in
San Francisco
investment bank specializing in high technology for $540 million
...
2147493378
Belarus
ratified
Belarus-Ukraine border
in
1997
...
2147494366
Belarus
was removed from
observer status
in
1997
in
the Council of Europe
...
2147494367
Blake Shelton
signed
a production contract
in
1997
in
Sony Music
...
2147495264
Bobby Braddock
aided
Blake Shelton
in
1997
to obtain a production contract
...
2147495263
Brett Favre
was named
Most Valuable Player
in
1997
in
NFL
...
2147497500
Brock Lesnar
enrolled in
Bismarck State College
in
1997
...
2147497707
Charlize Theron
broke up with
Craig Bierko
in
1997
...
2147498981
Charlize Theron
starred in
movie The Devil's Advocate
in
1997
in
Hollywood
...
2147498983
Charlize Theron
performed in
movie The Devil's Advocate
in
1997
...
2147498984
Chicago Fire
was founded
in
1997
in
Chicago
...
2147500973
Chick-fil-A
closed
restaurant
in
1997
in
Edmonton, Canada
...
2147501110
David Gates
interviewed
Bob Dylan
in
1997
in
Newsweek
...
2147495544
Grand Metropolitan
merged with
Guinness
in
1997
in
Diageo
...
2147498345
Grey Daze
released
album ...No Sun Today
in
1997
...
2147500909
Hong Kong
returned to
China
in
1997
as a special administrative region
...
2147501180
Hugo Banzer
was elected
President
in
1997
in
Bolivia
democratically
...
2147497092
Hugo Banzer
job
President
in
1997
in
Bolivia
...
2147497093
Jive Records
signed
Britney Spears
in
1997
after appearing in television shows
...
2147497551
John Zeglis
was appointed
president
in
1997
in
SBC Communications Inc.
...
2147492073
Maria Shriver
had a child
Christopher Schwarzenegger
in
1997
in
Los Angeles
...
2147491796
Martyn Jones
defeated
Boris Johnson
in
1997
...
2147497244
Michael Armstrong
was appointed
CEO
in
1997
in
SBC Communications Inc
...
2147492072
Michael Ovitz
left the job as
President
in
1997
in
Disney
...
2147495380
NEAR Shoemaker probe
photographed
asteroid 253 Mathilde
in
1997
...
2147492042
Ralph Gracie
Trained
B.J. Penn
in
1997
...
2147492969
Sam Register
job
Online's senior vice president and creative director
in
1997
in
Cartoon Network
...
2147498565
The American Association of Professional Ringside
was formed
in
1997
to develop medical protocols through research and education, aiming to prevent injuries in boxing
...
2147494876
The Women's National Basketball Association
was founded
in
1997
...
2147494352
Victor Barnett
got a new job as
chairman
in
1997
in
Burberry
...
2147498262
Victor Barnett
hired
Rose Marie Bravo
in
1997
in
Burberry
to lead a corporate reorganization and restore the brand's luxury image
...
2147498263
Westinghouse Electric
changed the name to
CBS Corporation
in
1997
...
2147498680
Hugo Banzer
launched
a policy to eradicate illegal coca
on
22/1997
...
2147497094
Arizona Diamondbacks
joined
MLB
on
1/16/1997
in
Arizona
...
2147491642
Backstreet Boys
recorded
a song "If You Stay"
on
2/1997
...
2147493156
Backstreet Boys
released
Anywhere for You
on
2/17/1997
the last single from their international debut album
...
2147493157
Camila Cabello
was born
arla Camila Cabello Estrabao
on
3/3/1997
...
2147498452
Cartoon Network
launched
Toonami
on
3/17/1997
in
United States
...
2147498564
Azerbaijan
established
The Security Council
on
4/10/1997
...
2147492931
Backstreet Boys
released
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
on
5/1997
in
U.S.
...
2147493158
Baidu
left
IDD Information Services
on
6/1997
...
2147493301
Britney Spears
negotiated with
Lou Pearlman
on
6/1997
to join Innosense
...
2147497550
Gil Amelio
resigned as
CEO
on
7/9/1997
in
Apple Inc.
...
2147489544
Backstreet Boys
released
Backstreets Back
on
8/11/1997
in
internationally (except in the U.S.).
...
2147493159
Bella Thorne
was born
Annabella Avery Thorne
on
10/8/1997
in
Pembroke Pines, Florida
...
2147494395
Sly the Silver Fox
got a new job as
the mascot
on
10/31/1997
in
Brooklyn Nets
...
2147497898
Brian Littrell
Was diagnosed with
enlarged heart
on
11/1997
...
2147493160
Chick-fil-A
opened
restaurant
on
11/1997
in
Johannesburg, South Africa
...
2147501113
Chick-fil-A
sponsored
Peach Bowl
on
12/31/1997
in
Atlanta
...
2147501114