16 December 1997 Posted on December 15, 2013 by Staff Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert in United Arab Emirates, killing 85. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The rose is fairest when 't is budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears." Walter Scott — Click here for more from Walter Scott Related posts: 18 June 1940 7 December 1987 24 January 1943 24 December 1997 15 December 1997 22 December 2001 6 September 1997 6 January 1960 11 May 1997 31 August 1997