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1997 is a year in the 20th century. It is a common year.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 10 - Sheldon Leonard, American producer, actor, director
- January 17 - Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (b. 1906)
- January 19 - James Dickey, American poet and novelist (b. 1923)
- January 20 - Curt Flood, American baseball player (b. 1938)
- January 21 - Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch born American celebrity manager (b. 1909)
- February 1 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1916)
- February 2 - Chico Science, Brazillian musician (automobile accident) (b. 1967)
- February 5 - Pamela Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to France
- February 11 - Don Porter, actor.
- February 19 - Deng Xiaoping, leader of the People's Republic of China
- February 20 - Edmond Yu, medical student
- March 9 - The Notorious B.I.G., rapper
- March 10 - La Vern Baker, singer
- March 14 - Fred Zinnemann, director
- March 19 - Willem de Kooning, artist
- March 20 - Tony Zale, boxer
- April 5 - Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b. 1926)
- April 7 - Georgi Shonin, cosmonaut
- April 7 - Witto Aloma, Major League Baseball player (b. 1923)
- April 16 - Doris Angleton, American socialite
- May 5 - Walter Gotell, actor
- May 14 - Harry Blackstone Jr., magician
- May 29 - Jeff Buckley, musician (accidental drowning)
[edit] Events
[edit] Films released
- Air Force One
- Amistad
- As Good as It Gets
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Batman & Robin
- Contact
- Face/Off
- Gattaca
- Good Will Hunting
- Hercules
- Home Alone 3
- Into Thin Air
- L.A. Confidential
- Liar Liar
- Men in Black
- Mononoke Hime
- My Best Friend's Wedding
- Suicide Kings
- The Fifth Element
- The Full Monty
- The Ice Storm
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- The Rainmaker
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Titanic
- Tomarrow Never Dies
- Power Rangers Turbo: The Movie
- Volcano
[edit] New books
- American Pastoral - Philip Roth
- Are You Experienced? - William Sutcliffe
- Barney's Version - Mordecai Richler
- The Best Laid Plans - Sidney Sheldon
- The Bible Code - Michael Drosnin
- Budgie: The Little Helicopter - Sarah Ferguson
- Cat & Mouse - James Patterson
- Cold Mountain - Charles Frazier
- Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs - Dave Barry
- Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs
- Diana: Her True Story - Andrew Morton
- Everyday Wicca - Gerina Dunwich
- Fall On Your Knees - Ann-Marie MacDonald
- The Ghost - Danielle Steel
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J. K. Rowling
- Hornet's Nest - Patricia Cornwell
- I Am the Most Interesting Book of All (translation) - Marie Bashkirtseff
- Instruments of Darkness - Nancy Huston
- Jingo - Terry Pratchett
- Larry's Party - Carol Shields
- Last Standing Woman - Winona LaDuke
- Moab Is My Washpot - Stephen Fry (autobiography)
- Morisson of Peking - Cyril Pearl
- Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet - Karen Armstrong
- Night Train - Martin Amis
- The Partner - John Grisham
- Pretend You Don't See Her - Mary Higgins Clark
- The Ranch - Danielle Steel
- The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
- Special Delivery - Danielle Steel
- The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
- Timequake - Kurt Vonnegut
- Toulouse-Lautrec: The Soul of Montmartre - Reinhold Heller
- Tuesdays With Morrie - Mitch Albom
- Unnatural Exposure - Patricia Cornwell
- A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
- A Wiccan's Guide to Prophecy and Divination - Gerina Dunwich
[edit] Hit songs
- Candle in the Wind 1997-Elton John
- "MMMBop" - Hanson
- "My Heart Will Go On" - Céline Dion
- "Wannabe" - The Spice Girls
- "A Long December" - Counting Crows
- "All By Myself" - Céline Dion
- "Bitch"- Meredith Brooks
- "Don't Speak" - No Doubt
- "Forty Six & 2" - Tool
- "Longneck Bottle" - Garth Brooks
- "Magdalene" - Lenny Kravitz
- "Silver Springs" - Fleetwood Mac
- "The Difference" - The Wallflowers
- "Volcano" - Presidents of the United States of America
- "You Were Meant For Me" - Jewel