319 notable events from 1997 — murders, air crashes and massacres. Page 3 of 4.
- Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 30 December 1997
Dec 30, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Donnie Cleveland Lance
Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- Mie Komono-cho juvenile housewife stabbing murder case
Mar 22, 1997 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 1997 ethnic violence and displacement of Bru-Reang
Oct 1997 · India · War & armed conflict
- 1997 Ramabai killings
Jul 11, 1997 · India · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Robert Hamill
Apr 27, 1997 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- 1997 Jabalpur earthquake
May 22, 1997 · India · Earthquake
- Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839
Sep 6, 1997 · Malaysia · Aviation accident
- Train accident in Neustadt
Jul 5, 1997 · Germany · Rail accident
- 1997 Azerbaijan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash
May 15, 1997 · Azerbaijan · Aviation accident
- Davis Mountain Resort hostage crisis
Apr 27, 1997–May 4, 1997 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Kurkse tragedy
Sep 11, 1997 · Estonia · Death & funeral
- Goncharnaya Street shootout
Jul 31, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- Kidnapping of Matthias Hintze
Sep 14, 1997 · Germany · Kidnapping & hostage
- Haouch Khemisti massacre
Apr 22, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997 Yunost train explosion
Jun 27, 1997 · Russian Federation · Terrorism
- Murder of Michiko Okuyama
Sep 20, 1997 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- 1997 Punitaqui earthquake
Oct 15, 1997 · Chile · Earthquake
- Helikopter Service Flight 451
Sep 8, 1997 · Norway · Aviation accident
- Abdelaziz Jhilal affair
Dec 21, 1997 · Scandal & controversy
- Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106
Apr 19, 1997 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- Murder of Henk Opentij and Mary Run
Nov 19, 1997 · Netherlands · Murder & homicide
- Zyryanovskaya mine disaster
Dec 2, 1997 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Assassination attempt on Khaled Mashal
Sep 25, 1997 · Jordan · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Dušan Jovanović
Oct 18, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- 1997 M42 motorway crash
Mar 10, 1997 · United Kingdom · Road accident
- Death of Nina Mackay
Oct 24, 1997 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- AS 7007 incident
Apr 25, 1997 · Incident
- Millennium flood in Kłodzko
Jul 8, 1997 · Poland · Natural disaster
- Murder of Anne de Ruyter de Wildt
May 1, 1997 · Netherlands · Murder & homicide
- Sid El-Antri massacre
Dec 24, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Omaria massacre
Apr 23, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Rio Alex Bulo
Jan 1, 1997–Jan 1, 2001 · Murder & homicide
- Cambodian adoption scandal
Jan 1, 1997–Jan 1, 2004 · Cambodia · Scandal & controversy
- Sempati Air Flight 304
Jul 17, 1997 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- Northern Yamaguchi Prefecture earthquake
Jun 25, 1997 · Japan · Earthquake
- Murder of Png Hock Seng
Oct 25, 1997 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- 1997 Mahane Yehuda Market bombings
Jul 30, 1997 · Israel · Terrorism
- 1997–1998 crisis in Republika Srpska
Jul 3, 1997–Jan 18, 1998 · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Crisis
- 1997 Roby standoff
Sep 22, 1997 · United States · Crime & justice
- 1997 Banjarmasin riot
May 23, 1997 · Indonesia · Riot & unrest
- Si Zerrouk massacre
Jul 27, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Formosa Airlines Flight 7601
Aug 10, 1997 · Taiwan · Aviation accident
- 1997 Zambian coup attempt
Oct 28, 1997 · Zambia · War & armed conflict
- Café Apropo bombing
Mar 21, 1997 · Israel · Terrorism
- Rongjiawan train disaster
Apr 29, 1997 · China · Rail accident
- Beni Ali massacre
Aug 26, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997–1999 anti-Christian violence in Gujarat
1997–1999 · India · Terrorism
- Xavier Fortin affair
Dec 1, 1997 · Crime & justice
- Souhane massacre
Aug 20, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997 Sangrampora massacre
Mar 21, 1997 · India · Massacre
- Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre
Jun 16, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997 Colombo World Trade Centre bombing
Oct 15, 1997 · Sri Lanka · Terrorism
- 1997 Nevada floods
Jan 1, 1997 · Natural disaster
- Altobella Cappelleri affair
Jan 1, 1997 · France · Crime & justice
- Duck Den murder
Jun 20, 1997 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Ostend air disaster
Jul 26, 1997 · Belgium · Aviation accident
- Mi-8 and An-12 collision at Naryan-Mar Airport
Dec 11, 1997 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Sida shooting
Jun 1, 1997 · Georgia · Shooting
- Millennium flood in Opole
until Jul 16, 1997 · Poland · Natural disaster
- Sazak assault
1997 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Oumar Dia
Nov 18, 1997 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre
Aug 2, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997 Brooklyn bombing plot
Jul 31, 1997 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- 1997 Kallang landlady murder
Mar 13, 1997 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 128
Mar 10, 1997 · China · Aviation accident
- Assassination of Ziya Bunyadov
Feb 21, 1997 · Azerbaijan · Terrorism
- Killing of Emily Salvini
May 3, 1997 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Jean-Claude Mercier affair
Jan 1, 1997 · France · Crime & justice
- Brihadeeswarar temple fire
Jun 7, 1997 · India · Fire
- Khujand prison riot
Apr 14, 1997–Apr 17, 1997 · Tajikistan · Riot & unrest
- Port-Sainte-Foy train wreck
Sep 8, 1997 · France · Rail accident
- Armavir terrorist attack
Apr 23, 1997 · Terrorism
- Atouillant affair
Oct 14, 1997 · France · Scandal & controversy
- 1997 Mostar car bombing
Sep 18, 1997 · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bombing & explosion
- Killing of Kuanchung Kao
Apr 29, 1997 · United States · Shooting
- Tingi Tingi massacre
Mar 1, 1997 · DR Congo · Massacre
- 1999 Brazilian economic crisis
1997–2002 · Argentina · Crisis
- Buta seminary massacre
Apr 30, 1997 · Burundi · Massacre
- 1997 Ardabil earthquake
Feb 28, 1997 · Iran · Earthquake
- 1997 Chittagong earthquake
Nov 21, 1997 · India · Earthquake
- 1997 Raghopur Massacre
Apr 21, 1997 · India · Massacre
- Pestovë ambush
Jan 31, 1997 · Kosovo · War & armed conflict
- 1997 Kamchatka earthquake
Dec 5, 1997 · Russian Federation · Earthquake
- 1997 Bojnurd earthquake
Feb 4, 1997 · Iran · Earthquake
- 1997 Harnai earthquake
Feb 27, 1997 · Pakistan · Earthquake
- Guelb El-Kebir massacre
Sep 20, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Heerhugowaard disco murder
Feb 23, 1997 · Netherlands · Massacre
- Murder of Sebastián Bordón
Oct 1997 · Argentina · Crime & justice
- Gandhi Street murders
Jan 1, 1997 · Murder & homicide
- Place des Martyrs bombing
Jun 1, 1997 · Algeria · Murder & homicide
- Iecava mass shooting
Sep 20, 1997 · Latvia · Shooting
- 1997 Nislamari massacre
Dec 30, 1997 · India · Massacre
- Benachour massacre of 5 January 1997
Jan 5, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- 1997 Jiashi earthquakes
Jan 21, 1997 · China · Earthquake
- Hannover-Misburg rail accident
Dec 9, 1997 · Germany · Rail accident
- 1997 Manyi earthquake
Nov 8, 1997 · China · Earthquake
- Estômbar railway disaster
Nov 8, 1997 · Portugal · Rail accident
- Chouardia massacre
Apr 27, 1997 · Algeria · Massacre
- Rue Didouche Mourad attack
Jan 7, 1997 · Algeria · Attack (other)