1997 in History
141 events found for 1997
1997
Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese game designer, created the Game Boy (born 1941)
Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese game designer, created the Game Boy (born 1941)
1997
Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (born 1962)
Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (born 1962)
1997
Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (born 1914)
Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (born 1914)
1997
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (born 1913)
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (born 1913)
1997
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist, developer of the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (born 1918)
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist, developer of the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (born 1918)
1997
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1943)
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1943)
1997
James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (born 1907)
James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (born 1907)
1997
Larry Jennings, American magician and author (born 1933)
Larry Jennings, American magician and author (born 1933)
1997
Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
1997
Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (born 1916)
Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (born 1916)
1997
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1905)
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1905)
1997
Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1916)
Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1916)
1997
Don Messick, American voice actor and singer (born 1926)
Don Messick, American voice actor and singer (born 1926)
1997
Mahala Andrews, British vertebrae palaeontologist (born 1939)
Mahala Andrews, British vertebrae palaeontologist (born 1939)
1997
Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (born 1915)
Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (born 1915)
1997
Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (born 1930)
Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (born 1930)
1997
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1947)
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1947)