WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1997
Find out what all happened January to October 1997

Børge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided. (18. January 1997)

The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world's largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix. (10. May 1997)

Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides. (26. March 1997)

Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed. (23. April 1997)

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. (19. July 1997)

Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped. (20. August 1997)

Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. (17. May 1997)

The unusual tornado outbreak in Jarrell, Texas. (27. May 1997)

An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74. (10. October 1997)

The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction. (3. March 1997)

Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing over perihelion. (1. April 1997)

United States media magnate Ted Turner donates USD 1 billion to the United Nations. (18. September 1997)

En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73. (4. February 1997)

Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations. (1. January 1997)

Holyfield–Tyson II – Mike Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. (28. June 1997)

Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed. (22. April 1997)

A Delta 2 carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. (17. January 1997)

The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. (30. June 1997)

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city. (19. January 1997)

In Roslin, Scotland, scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. (22. February 1997)